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	2 c3 Sicilian  (1 Viewing) Alapin [B22] Moderators: trw, Bibs	89	862	01/10/26 at 04:22:57 In: Wild variation: BOTH knig... By: George Jempty
	Bb5 Systems Rossolimo Variation [B23], [B30-1], Moscow Variation & Hybrid [B51-2] Moderators: trw, Bibs	58	497	12/08/25 at 16:01:01 In: Re: Rossolimo with 5... e... By: kylemeister
	Closed  (3 Viewing) Closed Sicilian [B23-26] Moderators: trw, Bibs	36	367	06/21/17 at 17:27:10 In: Re: Closed - Black Doesn'... By: an ordinary chessplayer
	GPA  (1 Viewing) Grand Prix Attack [B21 & B23] Moderators: Bibs, trw	45	484	07/19/22 at 14:30:16 In: Re: 2...a6 against the Gr... By: kylemeister
	Morra  (3 Viewing) Smith-Morra Gambit [B21] Moderators: Bibs, trw	33	901	11/09/21 at 00:59:39 In: Re: History of the 'Morra... By: NiceNike

Anti-Sicilians 2.c3, Moscow, Rossolimo, Closed, GPA, Morra, etc. [B20-31 & B50-55] with IM Ezra Kirk (Moderators: Bibs, trw)

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		O’Kelly Sicilian 3 c3! e6: Advance French transpos The O’Kelly Sicilian (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6) is sometimes seen as inferior, even dubious, on account of 3 c3!. But if, after 3 …e6 4 d4 d5, Black is happy with 5 ed ed (after which AFAIK best for both is E... Started 09/12/25 at 16:31:11 by Michael Ayton	2	817	09/15/25 at 07:10:16 By: Michael Ayton
		What is 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 e5 called? National Master Yefim Treger of New York regularly plays 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 4 e5 against the Sicilian Defense. My question is, what is the name of this variation? Started 11/21/24 at 05:11:06 by Gambit	6	2155	02/26/25 at 23:17:58 By: Gambit
		(Smith-)Morra ...Nc6/d6/a6 Just some historical notes. In the latest Anti-Sicilians update, IM Palliser refers to this line as an old suggestion of Joe Gallagher (who as I recall advocated it in an anti-anti-Sicilians book... Started 11/28/24 at 05:20:12 by kylemeister	0	498	11/28/24 at 05:20:12 By: kylemeister
		Interesting variation with Bishop e2 and then f4 A good read (free Ebook) with many games' analysis is "Gagner avec Zébulon". Started 03/16/24 at 08:18:43 by Philippe	0	897	03/16/24 at 08:18:43 By: Philippe
		Why don't Najdorf players play 2.Nc3 Nc6? I was just wondering, why don't Najdorf players meet 2.Nc3 with Nc6? As far as I know, 2...Nc6 is supposed to be the best way to meet the Grand Prix Attack (3.f4), and it is also the most flexible aga... Started 01/10/20 at 16:35:50 by LordChaos21 « Pages 1 2 3 4 all »	47	30888	11/20/23 at 16:53:13 By: an ordinary chessplayer
		The anti-anti-Alapin Gambit In their book "The Anti-Alapin Gambit" authors Hansen and Lakdawala dismiss 5.Nc3 after 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Nf6?! (my evaluation) 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 as "harmless".  Even if they are right, what's the harm in Whit... Started 03/19/23 at 11:10:15 by George Jempty	4	3209	07/22/23 at 13:15:08 By: bragesjo
		Any books with good coverage against 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 I guess my title says it all.  I'm looking for good study material in the line 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 (3...d5 4.e5).  Interestingly I play 2.c3 against the Sicilian but plan on a transposition from the French ... Started 03/16/23 at 12:59:50 by George Jempty	4	2861	05/23/23 at 11:58:54 By: Kerangali
		2.d4 and 3.Qxd4 I've encountered the following lines. Is there anything written on these. Its not clear to me if black should be starting with e6 or going for a dragon setup. For example it seems to me if black is no... Started 07/04/22 at 02:12:21 by kevinfat	5	4113	07/08/22 at 16:46:47 By: shuda2
		Anti-Sicilian to avoid Najdorf Hello folks,  as white, my biggest challenge is to play against the Najdorf, because after some years of practice and thorough analysis (also the rare 6th moves) I think it’s the best and dynamic... Started 11/10/21 at 08:14:16 by Dobby	13	6017	11/11/21 at 12:04:23 By: cathexis
		What move 2 is best vs the anti sicilians Just wondering, is there a move 2 that works best vs the anti sicilians? I guess they all have there pros and cons. Just wanted to hear what sicilian players think. Started 07/18/21 at 00:30:17 by Mtal	8	5931	09/01/21 at 11:52:04 By: Stigma
		Coffeehouse repertoire vs Sicilian Gawain Jones wrote a book called Coffeehouse repertoire. Its a 1 e4 book in two parts, I bougt part 1 and are waiting for part 2.  I was mainly thinking about Sicilian part in the book. <br ... Started 08/10/21 at 19:27:12 by bragesjo	2	2970	08/13/21 at 10:02:32 By: MartinC
		New book : The Carlsen Variation At my local chess shop I saw an new book order it today. I will write a review here next week. The Carlsen Variation goes s 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 followed by b2-b3 and ... Started 08/29/20 at 17:45:04 by bragesjo	7	5798	09/05/20 at 13:19:11 By: bragesjo
		Any opening book with these lines? I am interested in lines like these as White against the Sicilian 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 and 4. d4 probably Started 06/20/20 at 22:05:25 by VGA	4	3583	06/21/20 at 05:56:08 By: Fllg
		My new repertour vs Sicilian I have stopped playing Open Sicilian in over the board games after many years and I have deviced an new repertouar. Corr games convinced me that it is not worth the effort of mainting it and my m... Started 05/14/20 at 10:54:20 by bragesjo « Pages 1 2 all »	15	12558	06/14/20 at 13:58:14 By: bragesjo
		Recent sources on the Antis for Black (2..d6) Hi, I just read the Vigorito excerpt on the Najdorf, and was blown away. As far as one can tell by a few promotional sample pages, this is excellent! So, while happy with my current 1..e5, I... Started 11/14/19 at 17:39:34 by IsaVulpes	14	10119	04/19/20 at 19:58:22 By: TopNotch
		Something good against 2.b4 I am having some problems with this gambit. Should the pawn in accepted? It seems that the pawn sac is dubious, but I have seen quite a number of games with 2...b6. What is the best continuation? Started 01/05/07 at 12:58:40 by sssthepro « Pages 1 2 all »	28	39133	02/18/20 at 01:21:27 By: RdC
		Alapin Sicilian e6 vs d6 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 It seems to me that there are at least three ways to handle this position as black. I'm not entirely sure of this but it seems like there are the option... Started 11/16/19 at 23:55:44 by kevinfat	10	9467	11/30/19 at 17:34:35 By: IsaVulpes
		Beating the Anti-Sicilians by Kotronias Has anybody bought the book yet? What are your impressions? I have only briefly looked at some lines, but I like it since it fits well with my current repertoire and yet adds more analysis in con... Started 12/05/15 at 08:48:09 by fling « Pages 1 2 all »	25	34150	11/15/19 at 06:59:28 By: fling
		1 e4 c5 2 Bc4 Everybody laughs at this line, myself included (does it even have a name?). But in Marin's book 1 c4 e5, he calls the line 2 g3 Nf6 3 Nc3 Nc6 4 Bg2 Bc5 the Karpov variation (is this standard?) and cla... Started 11/17/09 at 07:38:00 by Librarian « Pages 1 2 all »	22	38374	09/29/19 at 23:10:09 By: FreeRepublic
		[B20] 1. e4 c5 2. b3 This variation looks very playable for White. The Rossolimo Bb5 move and the Grand Prix f4 without Nc3 seems to work best. Nc3 may work well in some cases, but in this one Nbd2 was used. Some good pie... Started 02/04/18 at 09:21:00 by Mark L	7	8379	07/02/19 at 23:29:43 By: XChess1971

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