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 01/04/24 at 19:00:36In: Re: Santos' White Reperto... By: kylemeister |
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Sveshnikov
Sveshnikov/Pelikan, Kalashnikov, Lowenthal & Grivas Sicilian [B32-33] Moderator: proustiskeen
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03/18/24 at 12:30:53 In: Re: Modernized Sveshnikov... By: H-HH |
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01/17/25 at 21:27:50 In: Re: Spectacular early nov... By: FreeRepublic |
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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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04/17/25 at 21:29:57 In: Re: Is the Classical Sici... By: cathexis |
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Scheveningen
Scheveningen, inc. Keres Attack, Perenyi, Sozin Velimirovic Attack [B80-89] Moderator: proustiskeen
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03/28/25 at 04:17:48 In: Re: New Scheveningen book... By: ErictheRed |
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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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10/05/23 at 15:00:03 By: kylemeister |
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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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02/27/08 at 15:06:44 By: CheckMate |
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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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11/01/05 at 09:06:56 By: Willempie |
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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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07/17/07 at 16:42:28 By: woofwoof |
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Naydorf/Rauzer
In Your opinion, it is possible to traspose from the Rauzer to the Naydorf ( Poisoned Pawn) and vice versa?
I.e. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. ... Started 06/14/08 at 13:02:31 by Templare2 |
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06/14/08 at 18:53:28 By: jperr75108 |
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A new book on the sicilian Nimzovitsch variation.
I found an interesting book on Nimzovitsch sicilian. The russians call it 'The Rubinstein variation" The book is in russian only right now but it should be published in english like many of these russ...
Started 10/10/07 at 21:54:06 by kalle99 |
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11/21/07 at 05:43:50 By: Bibs |
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Blacks' best vs. 2.Cc3 Tiviakov / Grand Prix
I play Najdor 1st. and Taimanov-Kan complex as 2nd defence. As I don't mind the Closed Sicilian, what do you think is the best move against both 1.e4 c5 2.Cc3 Grand Prix Attack and Tiviakov Grand Pri...
Started 06/15/16 at 13:19:35 by gramsci |
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06/15/16 at 18:44:50 By: gramsci |
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RSS feed for Open Sicilians
To see an RSS feed for the ten most recent Open Sicilian posts, you can point your reader at: http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?action=rss;feedboard=OpenSicialian...
I think it is real... Started 05/31/06 at 11:22:30 by GMTonyKosten |
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01/27/09 at 17:26:36 By: GMTonyKosten |
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Comeback
My old friend is having his tournament comeback after a 10 years brake.
He used to play the open sicilian with the white pieces and will play it again now  . his bibel then was John Nunns... Started 04/04/08 at 14:04:51 by Nl |
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04/18/08 at 08:40:20 By: Keano |
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Names of all the subtle vars? (misprint below)
Sorry, this might be abit OT. But say I dont have many chess books, can anyone recommend a simple website or such that explains the names all the different variations of open sicillian? eg. Kan vs pa...
Started 02/05/05 at 00:37:17 by newbie (Guest) |
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02/12/05 at 22:11:16 By: MNb |
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what do u play against e4
What do people who play the semi slav play against e4
I am thinking about playing the sveshnikov or the taimanov Started 03/18/05 at 15:23:34 by shaun "the irish" pilk (Guest) |
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05/03/05 at 12:12:23 By: johnmac |
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Came across a odd Sicilian in Corr. Chess
I am usally a Pirc or C-Kann player, but sometimes in Coor. Chess I mess around with the Sicilian, as it is a ton of fun to play with, and I have books to keep me from blowing a line that I am prone t...
Started 05/23/06 at 20:43:09 by Distorted Humor |
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05/25/06 at 09:40:08 By: TalJechin |
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Tony Kosten instead of Fed
Now i am a ChessPublishing.com subscriber for appr. one year. I always thought that the Open-Sicilian section is the weakest of all sections. Tony Kosten is my new hope...
All the best for Tony K... Started 02/01/05 at 22:47:07 by Manfredo |
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02/18/05 at 15:56:04 By: MNb |
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Welcome
 Hello everyone! I'm GM John Fedorowicz and I'll do my best to answer any questions or check any ideas my fellow Sicilian fanatics present me with. All the best to you all! Started 01/04/03 at 01:32:27 by GMJohnFedorowicz (Ex Member) |
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01/05/03 at 14:39:43 By: cap |
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shipov hedgehog/yorzh
Was mentioned in a thread a while back about Shipov working on a new edition of Yorzh/Hedgehog, but this time in English.
Apocryphal, or anyone know anything concrete on this? Started 11/21/08 at 11:59:16 by Bibs |
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11/28/08 at 21:15:34 By: ddt |
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Offbeat Sicilians
Hi I was just wondering whether it would be a good idea for someone to publish a book of "Offbeat Sicilians, in the same sort of mould as
Unusual Queens gambit by Ward or Offbeat Spanish by... Started 08/30/10 at 19:25:20 by najdorfslayer |
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09/08/10 at 10:58:50 By: chk |
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...Na5 ideas in the Sicilian
Hi,
I am talking about ...Na5 ideas on the Sicilian when a white knight is on b3. If White takes the knight, then after ...bxa5, Black can attack along the open files. I have read a lot of books,... Started 08/02/08 at 10:11:24 by sssthepro |
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08/09/08 at 16:54:53 By: LeeRoth |
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Scheveningen or Boleslavsky?
After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2
Should I play 6...e5 or 6...e6? I would like to hear some opinions. Started 11/26/07 at 11:01:24 by sssthepro |
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11/26/07 at 13:57:47 By: sssthepro |
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Starting out 1.e4 recommendation looks lame
I have a query about a suggestion in Niel McDonalds book.
After the following moves in the mainline Kan (see diagram) it recommends white to play Qe2 and Be3 to swap of blacks powerful bishop. To... Started 12/13/09 at 13:41:18 by MemoryMaster |
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12/13/09 at 14:02:17 By: TN |
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Experts vs. the Sicilian
Does anyone know if the new book "Experts vs. the Sicilian" is any good? It sounds really interesting.
Started 11/11/04 at 10:53:05 by Lobachevsky |
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12/07/04 at 05:36:51 By: Mr.A (Guest) |
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