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Sveshnikov
Sveshnikov/Pelikan, Kalashnikov, Lowenthal & Grivas Sicilian [B32-33] Moderator: proustiskeen
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Classical (1 Viewing)
Richter-Rauzer [B60-69], Classical Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation & Sozin Benko [B56-59] Moderator: proustiskeen
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Scheveningen
Scheveningen, inc. Keres Attack, Perenyi, Sozin Velimirovic Attack [B80-89] Moderator: proustiskeen
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Open Sicilians
Najdorf, Sveshnikov, Kan & others [B32-33, B40-49, B54-69 & B80-99] with GM Michael Roiz (Moderator: proustiskeen)
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Carlsen essays the Fischer-Sozin
A bit of a blast from the past, I'd say, with Carlsen today (vs. Keymer) playing an old favorite of John Emms: 6. Bc4 e6 7. a4. The continuation was 7...Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. a5 Ng...
Started 10/05/23 at 15:00:03 by kylemeister |
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Updates
GM John Fedorowicz's December Open Sicilians update, and 6 updated eBooks, have just been posted at http://www.chesspublishing.com/
Started 01/05/03 at 19:11:01 by yaltmax |
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What is 5Bd3?
Please excuse my ignorance.
I should much appreciate some starting pointers about 5Bd3 in an Open Sicilian with the usual e4 c5, Nf3 d6, d4 cxd4, Nxd4 Nf6. Is there theory around this line (... Started 06/17/07 at 13:27:40 by Frankly |
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"draw by repetition" lines
It would be interesting to list the most popular "draw by repetition" lines that appear in the open sicilians.
Of course if both white and black are happy with an early 1/2-1/2. For instance... Started 06/07/06 at 12:21:37 by asimof |
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Sicilian Repature
I'm 2078 rated player ,i'd like to improve my play and i request you guys to comment on my sicilian repeture if its any good,need any change etc..
1.Sicilian Najdorf=6.Be2 a. ...6.e5=Plan is to p... Started 10/29/05 at 09:42:39 by armtwister |
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Rook sacrifice on c3 in open sicilian
One sacrifice that I see happening fairly often in the open sicilian is a rook sacrifice for white's knight on c3.
If I am playing the najdorf/scheveningen system (5. ...a6 and then 6. ...e6 move... Started 07/13/07 at 22:40:53 by Dinomike100 |
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What do Sicilian players against d4 ?
I play various open Sicilians against e4 and really like the Sicilian, I think its the most dangerous answer to e4.
Curious to know what other Sicilian players tend to play against d4 and if thi... Started 05/24/05 at 13:44:49 by Vladislav (Guest) |
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Beating the Sicilian 3 by Nunn and Gallagher
Can anybody tell me whether the lines in this book are still relevent. I know it will be out of date with the theory but are the lines recommended in the book still worthy of closer attention.
I ... Started 04/10/07 at 09:53:12 by akita |
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Keres or bg5
Hi all,
Thanks for reading. Is the keres attack in the schenegen more of a problem then Bg5 in the Najdorf? thanks, Zatara Started 02/04/09 at 02:59:52 by Zatara |
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Looking for an old chess.fm video
A long time ago I watched a chess.fm (ICC) video with the following variation. Does anyone remember what it was called and do you know if it's still possible get a hold of old videos as a member?<br /...
Started 07/24/08 at 19:17:35 by Bocajaka |
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NEW BOOK: Seven Ways to Smash the Sicilian
http://www.everymanchess.com/display.php?id=491
This book looks stupendous! It is exactly what I need, as I am actually stupid enough to follow McDonald's recommendation in Starting Out: 1 e4! and play... Started 07/22/08 at 21:11:22 by notyetagm |
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Question about Najdorf/Scheveningen variation
Hi all,
Last tuesday I played a game as white against someone rated quite a bit higher: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8. O-O Qc7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Kh1 ... Started 03/18/05 at 12:38:32 by Willempie |
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Plans in Sicilian Rauzer 6.Bg5?
Hi everyone,
In the Sicilian Rauzer after (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 ) what are the plans for both sides? It seems like a pretty compl... Started 05/18/08 at 17:14:24 by Gerbarts |
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The Death of Hedgehog?
I was searching through my database and I found a variation that scored a frightening 77% for White:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 a6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O b6 ... Started 10/02/08 at 11:30:03 by sssthepro |
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O'Kelly & Nimzo Sicilian; Anti's or Open's section
Hello,
When browsing through the Open Sicilian and Anti-Sicilian section, I noticed that there was very little mention of the O'Kelly and Nimzowitsch Variations of the Sicilian (2.Nf3 a6 and 2.Nf... Started 05/25/08 at 04:05:56 by Chevalier |
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Sicilians with ..e5/with ..e6 in general
Why did you playing the black pieces decide for
-Sicilians with a black e5 (e. g.Sveshnikov, Kalashnikov, some Najdorf) -Sicilians with a black e6 (Scheveningen, Paulsen etc.)? I starte... Started 07/12/06 at 09:04:05 by Sax83 |
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Najdorf, classical, Sveshnikov
Hi all.
How to choose between the Najdorf or the Sveshnikov? From reading the posts and looking at some books I believe the Richter Rauzer vs Classical to be the death of the Classical... <br /... Started 03/03/08 at 06:09:02 by Zatara |
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc6 and what now?
I'm not sure if this should be in this section but here it goes:
I'm studying Prichett scheveningen book and I quite like it but above line gives me headaches. Nc6 and a6 are the the 2 most popul... Started 11/20/08 at 13:26:07 by Schaakhamster |
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2...d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cd4 5.Nd4 Qc7 - !? or ?!
Recently I saw a game with 5...Qc7, where Black won a very nice game with several strong sacrifices. What I am wondering is this: Is it a good transpositional trick into Najdorf positions, is there an...
Started 12/23/09 at 21:38:19 by TN |
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What Open sicilian should i play?
Hello,
For over a year am i playing at a club now (i am 21 years old and ambitious, though i started with chess way to late ![]() Started 11/02/07 at 13:59:49 by EasyRider « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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