page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 467  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J W Te Kolste vs Bogoljubov 0-1 20 1925 Baden-Baden B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 2. D Andric vs S Vukovic   ½-½ 21 1952 YUG-ch B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 3. V Ciocaltea vs Filip   ½-½ 31 1953 Bucharest B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 4. V Ciocaltea vs O'Kelly   1-0 35 1953 Bucharest B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 5. J Fichtl vs K Urbanec   1-0 38 1954 Prague B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 6. I Nei vs Chukaev 1-0 40 1955 URS-chT fin B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 7. I Novikov vs Boleslavsky ½-½ 28 1955 White Russia B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 8. Opocensky vs Ujtelky 1-0 23 1956 Podebrady B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. M Altschul vs Hendrich Lax   1-0 27 1956 Bratislava B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. A Kinzel vs E Nievergelt   1-0 31 1957 Bern B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. Smailbegovic vs S Nedeljkovic   0-1 36 1957 Sombor B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 12. R Bogdanovic vs Udovcic   1-0 38 1957 Sombor B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 13. Melikhov vs A Buslaev   1-0 23 1957 URS B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 14. Tringov vs G Laco   ½-½ 66 1958 Munich ol (Men) prel B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 15. S Witkowski vs P Clarke   ½-½ 51 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 16. Wade vs R Persitz   ½-½ 17 1958 Haifa/Tel Aviv B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 17. Fischer vs Smyslov 0-1 48 1959 Yugoslavia ct B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 18. Kliavin vs Spassky 0-1 33 1959 Tallinn B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 19. C Radovici vs J Kozma   ½-½ 29 1959 Marianske Lazne B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 20. O Rubtsova vs Keller-Hermann   0-1 56 1959 Candidates Tournament (Women) B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 21. J Augustin vs L Alster   0-1 47 1959 Bratislava B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 22. J Fichtl vs J Szabo   ½-½ 34 1959 Dresden B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 23. Kostiuchenko vs Y Nikolaevsky   0-1 47 1959 Kiev B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 24. D A Mohrlok vs Niephaus   1-0 68 1959 Nuremberg B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 25. R Bogdanovic vs Matulovic   0-1 59 1960 Sarajevo B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack  page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 467    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing > Jan-01-05    actual: because black is going to play a6 and b5 so the bishop on c4 is going to have to move anyway so it might as well go to b3 and stay on the 'italian' diagonal Jan-30-05    Backward Development: Ah, the Sozin. I just ordered "The Sicilian Sozin" to digest a fair amount of theory, so i can play this move a little more confidantly. This has always been my favorite weapon against the open sicilian, not least because it clamps down on d5, as well as reduces the amount of theory, relatively speaking, because i don't have to worry about ...e5. Jul-22-05    Knight13: Opening of the Day I've played this opening as White few times and I usually play Bb3 after Black plays a6. It's a good opening, which, I think favors White a little. Aug-16-05    chess man: I play 6.Bc4 against just about any variation in the Sicilian and I score very well with it. You have to know what you are doing of course as with any opening and since there is just as much chance to win with Black as there is with White, it's not the kind of opening where you get away sitting around doing nothing because if you play too passively the initiative will pass to Black. Aug-17-05    KKW: What does white play after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. 0-0 b4 ? Aug-17-05    Stevens: <KKW> after ...b4 just play Na4 or retreat to Nb1. You could always try playing a3 at some point to prevent ...b4 if you don't like that move. You may come up with a position that's very playable. Sep-07-05    FearsomePawn: <after ...b4 just play Na4 or retreat to Nb1> I think he--and I as well--want to know what to do after the risky-looking pawn grab Nxe4. I am currently rehabilitating my Open Sicilian Repetoire (I tired the Morra Gambit, but I disliked that Black can force White into the Alapin), and I am thinking of playing the Sozin against the Najdorf, so this would, of course, be a key concept to know. Sep-09-05    FearsomePawn: I found the answer here in this game: Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960 and under ECO code B87: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (B87) Sep-09-05    RookFile: Think I looked this up on chessbase once and saw games going 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. 0-0 b4 9. Na4 Nxe4 10. Re1 with white coming out on top. I don't think it's a forced win, though. Sep-09-05    CGreene: <FearesomePawn> I was thinking of rehabilitating my own Open Sicilian repertoire and last weekend bought the two current books out on the English Attack (white plays f3, Be3, Qd2/g4). However, I remembered Schiller had recommended the Halasz Gambit in his book "A Gambit Opening Repertoire for White". At the time, I ignored it because I was playing the Smith-Morra but, like you, I've become disenchanted with so many Alapin declinations. The Halasz Gambit goes 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cd 3. f4 (with the idea of playing Nf3, Bd3, O-O, a3, b4, Nbd2/Bb2/Qe1). Schiller's lines were generally helpful, but it wasn't until I went on Chessbase.com and looked at the games. Very impressive results and original play. A fringe benefit is that it also be played against the French, making it very economical indeed (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e4 c5 4. f4 cd 5. Nf3) Jan-22-07    who: I assume you mean 3.e5 in your line in the French. Apr-16-07    Bob726: This line is terrible. Black wins slightly more than white actully. 36.3% compared to 37.0% for blkack. Apr-16-07    Bob726: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90) white wins almost 10 % more in that line. so bc4 is clearly bad-even if fischer liked it! Apr-16-07    Bob726: 10% more compared than black, i meant. Jun-05-07    WTHarvey: Here are some traps n zaps in Fischer-Sozin miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/b86.html Aug-26-08    refutor: is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 a good way to force a Najdorf or Dragon-player to play the Scheveningen? assuming the likely 3. ...e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 and what does Black have besides 5. ...Nc6 or 5. ...Nf6? after 5. ...Nf6 6.Nc3 i guess the najdorf guys can go back in with 6. ...a6 but in any case i think it's worth a try if 3. ...Nf6 4.Nc3 followed by 5.d4 transposes back in. i guess the only thing it avoids is the Dragon? a little evening food for thought (at least for me anyways) Aug-26-08    AnalyzeThis: I think 3. Bc4 is ok, but if black wants to play the same type of Sicilian that he otherwise would get after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 I see an inevitable transposition. Sep-28-08    Octal: How easy is it a 6 Bc4 Najdorf/Scheveningen to transpose into a Velimoric Attack? Nov-06-08    niemzo: <refutor> I think black can force a closed sicilian after 3..e5 preventing d4. I don't know if it's good but it could be a nice surprise weapon. Jan-06-09    ILikeFruits: why is... this called... fischer... sozin... tell me... why... Jan-06-09    kackhander: because... you... touch yourself... at... night... Jan-06-09    ILikeFruits: only... on... weekends... Jan-06-09    Kaspykov: 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bc4 e6 (6... b5 is good also to prevent 7. a4 or a3 with the idea of 7... b5 Ba2) 7. Bb3 b5 is a more common choice :) Aug-11-09    WhiteRook48: who is sozin here? Aug-12-09    Albertan: <WhiteRook48: who is sozin here?> <WhiteRook48> the Sozin attack is named for Soviet player Veniamin Sozin (1869-1956). He experimented with the move 6.Bc4 in the 1930's The move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4, first time used in 1929 by this Soviet master Veniamin Sozin. The line became famous mainly owing to Bobby Fischer who succesfully used it in 1950s and 1960s. Today, I have mostly seen this variation be called the "Fischer-Sozin" attack. < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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