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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	*This is a collection of* *Sicillian lines I have studied* *recently.* Black to Move
1 [Next]	white responded with The Wing Gambit Black to Move
2 [Next]	Black to Move
3 [Next]	Black to Move
4 [Next]	Black to Move
5 [Next]	Black to Move
6 [Next]	Black to Move
7 [Next]	Bd6 is an idea that Fritz came up with. Black to Move
8 [Next]	Much better for Black according to Fritz 6 on a deep search
9 [Next]	Black to Move
10 [Next]	Black to Move
11 [Next]	Black to Move
12 [Next]	Nf6 Nc3 is necessary to prevent an early c4 by white. Black to Move
13 [Next]	No good is Nxe4 Bb5+, Bd7 Qe2 where White has compensation for his lost pawn. Black to Move
14 [Next]	Black to Move
15 [Next]	Black to Move
16 [Next]	Equal according to NCO
17 [Next]	Black to Move
18 [Next]	Black to Move
19 [Next]	Qb6 = according to NCO
20 [Next]	Black to Move
21 [Next]	Black to Move
22 [Next]	Black to Move
23 [Next]	Black to Move
24 [Next]	Black to Move
25 [Next]	I wonder if Rxc3 would have been possible?????? Black to Move
26 [Next]	A recent speed game of mine.
27 [Next]	Black to Move
28 [Next]	Black to Move
29 [Next]	Black to Move
30 [Next]	In a speed game I missed Rxe4 winning. Instead by playing Rxd1+, Kxd1 I allowed white to get a strong kingside attack.
31 [Next]	Black to Move
32 [Next]	Black to Move
33 [Next]	Black to Move
34 [Next]	Black to Move
35 [Next]	Black to Move
36 [Next]	Fritz likes h5 the best, although I tried to get clever with Qc5?!....
37 [Next]	Black to Move
38 [Next]	White can't avoid the loss of material now.