The Moscow is a great Anti-Sicilian · Climbing Lichessladders, Game 13

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The Moscow Variation (also known as the Canal-Sokolsky Attack) is one of the most popular “Anti-Sicilians), and a great way to avoid tons of main line theory.

For an introduction to the Sicilian Defense watch this video: https://youtu.be/impkeLfyyVM

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hpy (2218?) vs Scorpio_25 (1908)
Moscow Sicilian, Sokolsky

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 g6 9. f3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Rac8 12. b3 a6 13. Rc1 e6 14. Qd2 d5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Rfd1 d4 21. Bf2 d3 22. Kf1 Rc2 23. a4 Re8 24. Re1 Rec8 25. Rcd1 Bc3 26. Re4 Rd8 27. Rc4 d2 28. Re4 Rc1 29. Ke2 f5 30. Re3 Bd4 31. Rxd2 Rcc8 32. Re6 Bxf2 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Kxf2 Rd2+ 35. Kg3 Rb2 36. Rb6 a5 37. Rb7 f4+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Rb5 Kg7 40. Rxa5 Rxb3 41. Rb5 Ra3 42. Rb4 g5 43. Rb5 g4+ 44. Kh4 gxf3 45. gxf3 Rxf3 46. Rxh5 Ra3 47. a5 Ra2 48. Kg4 Kg6 49. Rd5 Rxh2 50. Kxf4 Ra2 51. Ke5 Kf7 52. Kd6 Ke8 53. Kc7 Rc2+ 54. Kb7 Rb2+ 55. Ka7 Rb1 56. a6 Rb2 57. Ka8 Ke7 58. a7 Rb1 59. Rh5 Kd7 60. Rh8 Kc7 61. Rb8 Rg1 62. Rb7+ Kc8 63. Rb4 Rg7 64. Rc4+ Rc7 65. Rh4 Rc1 66. Rh2 Rc3 67. Rb2 Rc1 68. Rc2+ Rxc2 1/2-1/2

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