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2 c3 Sicilian
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Alapin [B22]
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By: cathexis
Bb5 Systems
Bb5 Systems  (1 Viewing)
Rossolimo Variation [B23], [B30-1], Moscow Variation & Hybrid [B51-2]
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57 492 Last Post 11/17/22 at 19:30:25
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By: ErictheRed
Closed
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Closed Sicilian [B23-26]
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36 367 Last Post 06/21/17 at 17:27:10
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
GPA
GPA
Grand Prix Attack [B21 & B23]
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45 484 Last Post 07/19/22 at 14:30:16
In: Re: 2...a6 against the Gr...
By: kylemeister
Morra
Morra
Smith-Morra Gambit [B21]
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33 901 Last Post 11/09/21 at 00:59:39
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By: NiceNike
Anti-Sicilians Anti-Sicilians
2.c3, Moscow, Rossolimo, Closed, GPA, Morra, etc. [B20-31 & B50-55] with IM David Fitzsimons
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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
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28 35498 Last Post 02/18/20 at 01:21:27
By: RdC
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Qe2/Rd1 idea in Sicilian KIA
Using a Kings Indian Attack approach against the Sicilian with 2 .. e6 has been popular since the 1950s, game 1 of Fischer's 60 Memorable Games for instance. The starting move of 3 d3 is a bit suspect...

Started 01/19/13 at 12:38:22 by RdC
11 7535 Last Post 01/20/13 at 18:07:24
By: kylemeister
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Andy's replacement?
Andy has just told me that he won't be able to do his column for the next few months (actually I guess that includes this month, too) so I need to find a replacement pretty quick. Richard Palliser spr...

Started 10/29/07 at 14:49:16 by GMTonyKosten
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24 14951 Last Post 10/11/08 at 07:39:31
By: BlkSabb
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Anti-Sicilians- Black or White point of view?
If I can quote the new expert John Shaw, on the front page of this months update, "Serious players in search of an opening advantage should be playing the Open Sicilian. Therefore, my approach is to a...

Started 12/22/07 at 11:45:32 by naughtyknight
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24 17582 Last Post 12/27/07 at 01:09:34
By: TopNotch
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which is a better Repertoire
HI,
WIth work and other commitments I think Open is too much, hopefully I am wrong.  I was wondering which would be a theoretically better repertoire:
1. Main line 2.c3 systems.  or 
2....

Started 08/13/10 at 04:39:16 by Zatara
10 7721 Last Post 09/01/10 at 18:57:15
By: Göran
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Question about position...(over 2000s only please)
  
This question is strictly for over 2000s, please don't reply if you're under that. A consistent rating of over 2000 in blitz at ICC or Playchess will suffice.  
I know that some people un...

Started 03/21/11 at 21:36:00 by Uhohspaghettio
8 7130 Last Post 06/24/11 at 19:41:04
By: JamesH
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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
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22 34339 Last Post 09/29/19 at 23:10:09
By: FreeRepublic
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"The Big Clamp"
Can anyone help me with sourcing info on the "Big Clamp"?
I know IM Lawrence Day wrote a slender book on it (published in the 70s?) but it is hard to get hold of a copy ......
Someone told m...

Started 01/09/10 at 14:30:23 by GabrielGale
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23 31405 Last Post 12/03/12 at 07:45:27
By: ErictheRed
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Poll: What is the most annoying Anti-Sicilian?
Hello Sicilianites!
What do you find the most annoying Anti-Sicilian to face as Black? By this I don't mean the objectively strongest Anti-Sicilian, but rather which lines give you the most heada...

Started 06/02/08 at 08:16:31 by Chevalier
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36 25825 Last Post 09/17/08 at 09:46:01
By: TimS
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Welcome Message
Welcome to the latest novelty on ChessPublishing.
This is your chance to ask direct questions about any of the openings and to tell everyone else about your ideas. Therefore, I would welcome cont...

Started 01/05/03 at 03:51:59 by IMGaryLane
4 5308 Last Post 09/29/03 at 01:00:30
By: Glenn Snow
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Sicilian Wings Gambit
This Game Was Played in our Rybka Forum match vs a Correspondence/freestyle Player Shahar Tzafrir . We were allowed to use what ever we can and he beat us in mere 23 moves. We had 2 IMs OTB and to IMs...

Started 03/31/10 at 04:11:06 by Master Om
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24 22701 Last Post 06/15/10 at 02:07:50
By: Stefan Buecker
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Main Line - Wing Gambit (B20)
Recently I have been playing the Wing gambit extensively on ICC, following the repertoire of Nigel Davis Gambiteer to spice up my games. A few initial conclusions I would like to share with you. <br /...

Started 08/30/08 at 09:03:15 by dragonmaster
4 3809 Last Post 08/31/08 at 04:31:01
By: Zatara
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Should you be afraid of the antisicilian?
I am not a sicilian player so I am not sure about the answer! But the open sicilian is the very real test to any kind of sicilian. So I do not understand why people worry so much about the antisicilia...

Started 03/23/08 at 15:35:32 by Pingudon
5 3825 Last Post 04/01/08 at 00:16:40
By: Markovich
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