Opening System For Black Against 1.e4 Part - I

Hello! Everyone, Hope you guys are having a great time!

In this blog we will be working with an opening system against white's 1.e4. 

Let us begin...

#1    The idea behind 2...a6 :

The first question that arises to many players is that, why do we go with a pawn move on the flank, when we can play in the center and improve our pieces first ?   I feel that the reason behind this pawn move is that, I (black) want to know what structure white is going to go with. Black also have his own structural idea behind this which we will see later in this blog.

#2    The General position after which various sidelines starts :

Ok! I hope you guys got to know the first few moves and their purpose. Let's now get a bit deeper into the O'Kelly Variation starting with 6.Nf3.

This 6.Nf3 will be our part-I:

Annotated Games on 6.Nf3 :

Game #1 :

Game #2 :

Game #3 :

Game #4 :

Ok guys, The blog has come to an end and our first Part of 6.Nf3 is over. I hope you got a clear roadmap of what is O'Kelly variation in the Sicilian. We will be covering the other knight moves in the upcoming blogs. Feel free to drop your suggestions in the comment section and also share your games below.

Thankyou all for your time and Have a fantastic day ahead!