B87 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation
B87 holds a single named line. It leaves B90 (Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack) with 6...e6 7.Bb3 b5. That final move, by the b-pawn, covers a4 and c4 and opens a line for the bishop on c8. Of all other reference positions, the board of B84 (Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation) comes closest, four squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | c5 |
| 2 | Nf3 | d6 |
| 3 | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4 | Nxd4 | Nf6 |
| 5 | Nc3 | a6 |
| 6 | Bc4 | e6 |
| 7 | Bb3 | b5 |
Moves only B87 plays
Same as B84 up to 5...a6, then:
- 6.Bc4 The bishop leaves f1 for c4, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 6...e6 The e-pawn advances to e6, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d8 and the bishop on f8.
- 7.Bb3 The bishop goes from c4 to b3.
- 7...b5 The b-pawn advances two squares to b5, covering a4 and c4, opening a line for the bishop on c8.
The road to B87
- 1.e4 … 5.Nc3seven earlier stops: B00, B20, B27, B50, B54
- 5...a6B90 Najdorf Variation
- 6.Bc4B90 Lipnitsky Attack
- 7...b5B87
The position after 7...b5
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on d4 and bishop on b3; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open d-file; Black a half-open c-file. White could capture with Bxe6, Ncxb5, Ndxb5, Nxe6. White is to move and has 42 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| B80 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | six squares: f1, b3, b5, a6, a7, b7 |
| B83 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | six squares: e2, b3, b5, a6, a7, b7 |
| B86 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack | six squares: b3, c4, b5, a6, a7, b7 |
| B92 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | six squares: e2, b3, b5, e6, b7, e7 |
| B95 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | six squares: c1, f1, b3, b5, g5, b7 |
| B43 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | eight squares: f1, b3, b5, d6, f6, b7, d7, g8 |
| B81 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | eight squares: f1, g2, b3, g4, b5, a6, a7, b7 |