Sicilian Four Knights
Black's complete intermediate repertoire in the Sicilian Four Knights (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6). Seven drills cover the sharp 6.Nxc6 e5 main line with ...Bb4+/...f5, the quieter 7...f5 simplification, the 6.Ndb5 Sveshnikov transposition, the Adams Attack 6.a3, the Pin variation 6.Be2 Bb4, the 6.g3 Fianchetto, and the quiet trade 6.Nxc6 7.Bd3.
The Sicilian Four Knights (1.e4 c5 ... 5.Nc3 e6) is a flexible Open Sicilian that keeps both ...d6 and ...d5 in reserve and gives Black several winning resources against every White try. This pack drills the seven critical 6th moves with a complete, intermediate-level reply for each: the sharp main line 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7/Qb6/Bb4+/f5 break, the simplifying ...f5 / ...Nxf6 variation, the 6.Ndb5 d6 Sveshnikov transposition with the bishop pair, the Adams Attack 6.a3 met by ...Bc5 with the central trade, the Pin variation 6.Be2 Bb4 trading on c3 for the doubled-pawn target, the 6.g3 Fianchetto, and the quiet 7.Bd3 with the central ...d5 break. Thirty exam positions sharpen the key decisions — when to take on c3, the right moment for ...f5 or ...d5, knight regroups to c5/d5, and the queenside pressure plans — so every White 6th move has a prepared, principled Black answer.