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Richter-Rauzer Position
Well, looks can be deceiving but this position seems extremely bad for black in terms of development:
2r1kbnr/3b1pp1/p2pp2p/1p4P1/2qNPP1P/2N1B3/PPPQ4/2KR3R w k - 0 17
This is a Ritcher Rauze...

Started 11/17/07 at 08:00:59 by sssthepro
3 2457 Last Post 11/18/07 at 00:24:33
By: sssthepro
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Benko Variation
For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, I am talking about the variation:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6
I did a search on chessgames....

Started 11/15/07 at 02:55:28 by sssthepro
6 3388 Last Post 11/16/07 at 12:12:39
By: sssthepro
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Interesting idea in the Rauzer!
In the book "Beating the Sicilian" Jonn Nunn wrote: " 1e4c5.2Nf3d6.3d4cd.4Nd4Nf6.5Nc3Nc6.6Bg5e6.7Qd2a6.80-0-0 Bd7.9Be2 - interesting move - 9...b5.10Nc6Bc6.11Qe3Be7.12e5Nd5.13Nd5Bg5.14f4Bd5.15fg0-0.16...

Started 06/27/07 at 10:59:56 by Baklan3107
0 1337 Last Post 06/27/07 at 10:59:55
By: Baklan3107
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English Attack vs. Classical (2...d6/5...Nc6)
It seems like most of the big boys have stayed away from these lines except via transposition in one Ivanchuk game (vs. Kozul, Euro Team Ch 2005)
Some of the main lines seem to be:
6 Be3 e6 is a Scheven...

Started 06/19/07 at 20:44:49 by blueguitar322
3 2700 Last Post 06/20/07 at 23:55:26
By: sssthepro
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Sicilian Classical Ricther Rauzer ...e6 and ...h6
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3!?
I have been experiencing this fairly recently nowadays. I once asked about this and people said that...

Started 04/17/07 at 09:19:55 by sssthepro
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18 11368 Last Post 04/30/07 at 19:18:08
By: JEH
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Richter-Rauser 6 Bg5 Bd7
The solid 2600 plus GM Alexey Dreev, mainly regarded as a Caro-Kann and French player, has been playing the Classical Sicilian recently and answering the Richter-Rauser 6 Bg5 with ...Bd7 with very rea...

Started 04/25/07 at 10:48:41 by Paddy
5 3846 Last Post 04/26/07 at 22:34:49
By: Paddy
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an unusual line encountered
I was playing on playchess today and I met the following line:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Qb6!?
I dont know the idea of this move, other than chas...

Started 03/31/07 at 05:49:17 by sssthepro
3 2726 Last Post 04/01/07 at 14:26:06
By: woofwoof
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Opinion on the Classical Variation
What do you guys think about the Classical Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6? To me, it seems good, but I am a bit afraid of the Rauzer variation. Can someone tell me his comments...

Started 02/18/07 at 08:30:21 by sssthepro
11 6142 Last Post 03/09/07 at 11:35:52
By: sssthepro
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Difficulties in a variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc4 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3(instead of the usual f4). I only won once out of eleven games in this line!! Can someone tell me how to play t...

Started 12/18/06 at 11:07:04 by sssthepro
9 4430 Last Post 12/30/06 at 03:06:50
By: sssthepro
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Classical Sicillian novelty
Hello!
I was wondering if anyone has ever seen the Richer-Rauzer with a 6. Bc4 instead of the main line of 6. Qd2?
Thanks and God Bless,
Matthias
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Future GM- 2650 by 2009

Started 11/01/06 at 02:24:59 by matthiasgalvin
2 2404 Last Post 11/02/06 at 09:37:29
By: Willempie
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Classical Sicilian resources?
Ok so I have been trying to learn a little bit more about the classical sicilian. I would like to know if theyre are any good books on it from the last 5 years or so and if theyre are any threads that...

Started 08/09/06 at 21:18:31 by BasqueKnight
4 3687 Last Post 08/11/06 at 03:55:26
By: BasqueKnight
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Tony’s ChessBase CD The Classical Sicilian
Hello Tony
I was just wondering if there is any hope of you doing the 2nd ChessBase CD 'The Classical Sicilian' i.e. 6.Bg5.
Yours, a fan.

Started 05/22/06 at 09:31:41 by Kiwi
1 1894 Last Post 05/22/06 at 10:50:10
By: GMTonyKosten
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Chess Explained - The Classical Sicilian
Hi!
A new book on the Classical Sicilian by Yermolinsky is out. This is a new series called Chess Explained. Did someone read this book? Can someone tell if this book is really great? Or if the p...

Started 03/25/06 at 03:02:02 by Mortal Games
6 8707 Last Post 04/27/06 at 23:44:27
By: Paddy
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Rauzer: Dreev's variation 6. Bg5 Bd7
As a fan of Dreev, i noticed he recently went for this line in many games with good results, from my database he has a solid 50% in 2004-2006. As far as i understand it, this line was meant to avoid t...

Started 04/20/06 at 08:51:40 by lnn2
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By: lnn2
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Rauzer 6...Qa5 7.Bf6 gf6 8. Nb3 Qg5
Hi everyone,
does anybody know theory about the line given in the subject. It has a phantastic score in my database,
but I cannot believe it is sound. How can White obtain an advantage?<br ...

Started 12/02/03 at 10:22:08 by Bernhard (Guest)
3 2973 Last Post 09/17/05 at 21:15:22
By: MNb
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Two Sicilian Velimirovic questions
Consider this razorsharp line:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 a6 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Bb3 0-0 11.Rhg1 Nd7 12.g4 Nc5 13.Nf5!? b5 14.Bd5
   
Now I wond...

Started 10/11/04 at 09:24:55 by Mantraslider
10 5302 Last Post 07/26/05 at 20:17:48
By: MNb
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The Chernikov Variation???
Just saw a blurb about one of Dzindzichashvili's DVDs, apparantly recommending a line in the Sicilian that has been considered bad since the stoneage I suppose, i.e:
"1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4...

Started 06/20/05 at 05:24:09 by TalJechin
7 5587 Last Post 06/22/05 at 11:01:51
By: Richard Stanz (Guest)
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Kupreichik Sicilian
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd7
Do u have any material about this line to post? Black's plan , as far as i know, is e5 and Bc6 to challenge e4 and make the break d5 possible. Play...

Started 01/06/05 at 19:21:58 by Ametanoitos
4 3198 Last Post 01/14/05 at 04:54:19
By: The King
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Another Velimirovic Question
I recently played the Velimirovic attack as a Black and was confronted with:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Bb3 a6 11.Rhg1 Nd7 12.g4 N...

Started 01/04/05 at 23:01:42 by Nausikaa
3 2599 Last Post 01/10/05 at 18:59:42
By: Nausikaa
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Classical Sicilian books
Well, there are a lot of new books about the most popular Sicilian variations (Dragon, Najdorf ...). But are there aslo good books about the Classical Sicilian which you can recommend? I am looking fo...

Started 12/19/04 at 11:57:49 by Nausikaa
7 5700 Last Post 01/10/05 at 11:43:31
By: alumbrado
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