Sicilian Kan
Black's complete intermediate repertoire in the Sicilian Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6). Seven drills cover the 5.Bd3 Hedgehog mainline, the Maróczy Bind 5.c4, the 5.Nc3 Qc7 Reti, the 5.Nc3 b5 push, the 5.Bd3 Bc5 Bronstein, the 5.Be2 Classical, and the 5.g3 Fianchetto.
The Sicilian Kan (1.e4 c5 ... 4...a6) is the most flexible Sicilian — Black delays committing the knights, claims b5 space, and steers into Hedgehog structures that grandmasters love because the plans are clear and the traps are White's to fall into. This pack drills the seven essential White tries: the 5.Bd3 mainline Hedgehog with ...Qc7/...d6/...g6/...Bg7, the Maróczy Bind 5.c4 with ...Bb4 / ...Bxc3, the 5.Nc3 Qc7 Reti move-order, the modern 5.Nc3 b5 push, the 5.Bd3 Bc5 Bronstein bait-and-retreat, the quiet 5.Be2 Classical, and the 5.g3 Fianchetto with ...e5. Thirty exam positions sharpen the dark-square trade on c3, the ...b5/...Bb7 expansion, the ...e5 timing, and the rook lifts that make the Kan a complete intermediate Sicilian repertoire.