Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation position after 1.Nf3 c5. White: knight on f3, pawn on a2, pawn on b2, pawn on c2, pawn on d2, pawn on e2, pawn on f2, pawn on g2, pawn on h2, rook on a1, knight on b1, bishop on c1, queen on d1, king on e1, bishop on f1, rook on h1. Black: rook on a8, knight on b8, bishop on c8, queen on d8, king on e8, bishop on f8, knight on g8, rook on h8, pawn on a7, pawn on b7, pawn on d7, pawn on e7, pawn on f7, pawn on g7, pawn on h7, pawn on c5.
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation is a chess opening that arises after 1.Nf3 c5. It is classified A04 in the ECO system, and the position after these moves has white to move.
This line is a variation within the Zukertort Opening family. The strategic ideas above describe the family as a whole; this particular line reaches them by the move order 1.Nf3 c5.
Variations continuing from this position
Each of these is a named opening reached by playing on from 1.Nf3 c5. Open any of them to load the position on the board.
What is the Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation?
The Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation is a chess opening that arises after 1.Nf3 c5. It is classified A04 in the ECO system.
What are the moves of the Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation?
1.Nf3 c5. After these moves it is white to move.
What variations come from the Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation?
Named continuations include Zukertort Opening: Speelsmet Gambit, Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation, Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation, Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation, Pterodactyl Defense. There are 5 named variations reachable from this position in total.