The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov System

active piece advance allows Black attack Axd5 Axe5 Banja Luka better Black achieves Black plays Black's opening Black's pieces Black's position Black's queenside blockade cd 4 xd4 centre chances are equal completed his development complicated position control of c4 create counterplay d-file d4 cd d7 pawn dangerous defence diagonal DODO DODO drawbacks e4 pawn e5 square equal chances exchange on d4 fianchetto idea instance king's bishop kingside Leningrad main line manoeuvre method of development middlegame obvious owing to 13 passed pawn Paulsen System pawn structure posi positional advantage positional threat possible pressure queen queen's bishop reply retreat rook sharp position Sicilian Sicilian Defence Smederevska Palanka Sochi space advantage strategic tage Taima Taimanov System tion Titograd transposes typical USSR variation Vrnjacka Banja W DODO weak d6 square weaken White intends White's opening White's pieces White's position Wijk aan Zee Worth considering Wxd4 wxd6 xc6 bc Yugoslavia