Play Chess Openings: Sicilian Scheveningen Be3 Haines

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Sicilian Scheveningen Be3 Haines

Ray Haines mounted a successful queenside attack. This opening reached the Sicilian Defence Najdorf Variation and transposed to the Scheveningen with 6.Be3 e6 – the English Attack. White was slow to castle and wasted time with the light-squared bishop. Black took advantage of the opportunity. Ray Haines won with checkmate on move 25.

My Sicilian Tactics 1.e4 c5 has 500 combinations and mates.

georgeschaaya123 (1572) – Haines, Live Chess Chess.com, 11.02.2022 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 e6 7.Bd3 [Better is 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.g4 with equal chances.] 7...Be7 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.f3 Qc7 10.a3 0–0 11.h3 Ne5 12.Be2 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Qxc4 14.0–0–0 b5 15.Kb1 Rb8 16.b3 Qc7 17.Na2 a5 18.f4 [White should play 18.Qc3 Qxc3 19.Nxc3 Bd7=] 18...Nxe4 19.Qd3 Nc5 20.Qe2 Ba6 21.Qe1 d5 22.Bd2 b4 23.a4 Bf6 24.Nf3