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Kopec System
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The Kopec System, for which IM Danny Kopec has deservedly received
credit due to his tireless experimentation, is another alternative for White to the Open Sicilian. It arises after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 (the most feared move, heading to the Najdorf or the Dragon) 3 c3 Nf6 (the attack on
the e-pawn stops White from getting in d2-d4 as in the 2 c3 Sicilian) and then Kopec's championed move is 4 Bd3. The idea is to later drop back to c2 and then play for d2-d4 as in a Closed Ruy Lopez. In the following game, White did not quite play the Kopec, but did show some interesting related ideas. |
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(6) Joel Benjamin
[Rohde, M.: Kopec System]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 Technically, this is not a 2 c3 Sicilian at all, because White cannot force the move d2-d4. Note that had White played 4 Bd3, we would be in the Kopec System. After 4 Be2, I think Black's most accurate is 4 ... Nbd7!! as White then has to stop and defend the e-pawn (of course not 4 ... Nxe4?? 5 Qa4+). On the other hand, not very good is 4 ... Nc6, as White has good tactical possibilities after 5 d4! cxd4 6 cxd4 Nxe4 7 d5 Qa5+ (otherwise White plays 8 Qa4+) 8 Nc3. 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.d4 0-0 8.d5 Na5 In many King's Indian positions, this is a satisfactory posting, but here, White's c-pawn is on c3, and the knight is just out of the game. 9.Re1 e6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.Ba4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.Nbd2 Bf5 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxd8 Raxd8 16.Ng5 Rd5 17.e6 fxe6 18.Nxe4 *
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