Brilliant sacrifices 4: Sicilian and French fire

Ten sharp sacrifices from the Sicilian and the French: the Poisoned Pawn, Nxe6 in the Najdorf, the Dragon's h-pawn and exchange sacrifices, and the Sveshnikov's Bxb5. In the French: the Milner-Barry and Alekhine-Chatard gambits. This is an opening course with 10 lessons and 30 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 1800 (strong club players). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.

Lessons in Brilliant sacrifices 4: Sicilian and French fire

  1. The Smith-Morra Gambit – Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit, B21. White gives the c-pawn for open lines and fast development.
  2. The Milner-Barry Gambit – French Defence, Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, C02. White gives the d4 pawn for a lead in development.
  3. The Alekhine-Chatard Attack – French Defence, Alekhine-Chatard Attack, C13. White gives the g5 pawn to open the h-file.
  4. The Keres Attack – Sicilian Scheveningen, Keres Attack, B81. White throws the g-pawn forward to chase the knight.
  5. The Najdorf Poisoned Pawn – Sicilian Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn Variation, B97. White gives the b2 pawn and chases the queen.
  6. The Gothenburg sacrifice – Sicilian Najdorf, Gothenburg Variation, B98. A knight on e6 opens the f-file and the king.
  7. The Velimirovic knight sacrifice – Sicilian Sozin, Velimirovic Attack, B89. White gives a knight on f5 to open the e-file.
  8. The Dragon's h-pawn sacrifice – Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, B78. White gives the h-pawn to open the h-file.
  9. The Dragon's exchange sacrifice – Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, B78. Black gives a rook for a knight to break White's king.
  10. The Sveshnikov bishop sacrifice – Sicilian Sveshnikov, B33. White gives a bishop for two pawns and frees the knight on a3.

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