Bobby Fischer v The Sicilian (conclusion)

FISCHER for the most part attacked the Sicilian with open lines, ie those based on 2.Nf3, 3.d4 and (after 3...cxd4) 4.Nxd4.

He liked developing his king's bishop to c4, and usually did so even when he could set up a Maróczy Bind by pushing his c pawn to that square.

Fischer was often happy to castle queenside and aim for a vigorous kingside attack.

The one striking exception to the above is when he faced 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 - his percentage score with the King's Indian Attack (3.d3 followed by g3 and Bg2) was far higher than with 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4.

However his score with the latter lines was by no means poor, and they occurred far more frequently in his games.