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 01/04/24 at 19:00:36In: Re: Santos' White Reperto... By: kylemeister |
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Sveshnikov (1 Viewing)
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 (2 Viewing)
Richter-Rauzer [B60-69], Classical Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation & Sozin Benko [B56-59] Moderator: proustiskeen
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01/05/24 at 23:36:36 In: Re: Is the Classical Sici... By: FreeRepublic |
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Scheveningen
Scheveningen, inc. Keres Attack, Perenyi, Sozin Velimirovic Attack [B80-89] Moderator: proustiskeen
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Yesterday at 06:30:05 In: Re: New Scheveningen book... By: kylemeister |
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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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Novelties?
In the latest Sicilian update, 19...Qc8 is described as, "An important novelty..." in Jakovenk-Ivanchuk. However it wasn't. First played in the German CC game, Kruger-Baumann, in 2003 it was played in...
Started 08/29/07 at 22:55:36 by JudgeDeath |
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09/25/07 at 21:24:01 By: MNb |
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e6, Nc6 English attack
Something which I've been wondering about in a rather deep English attack main line:
Started 08/18/11 at 09:15:02 by MartinC |
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08/20/11 at 04:13:21 By: Vidit |
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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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Book on open Sicilian for White
Hi,
I really like the open sicilian, but I'm a little bit lost due to the amount of lines. I never dared to play it on the board the way I would like to play (with castling long on almost every v... Started 09/19/08 at 15:50:20 by Alluren « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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02/06/10 at 17:44:32 By: Markovich |
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Please suggest me a good Sicilian line.
Hi friends i am a positional player... i Play 1.Nf3 for white ( following kramnik's repertoire) and for black i play caro-cann(Lars schandorff repertoire) but with experience i found that my opponents...
Started 12/28/11 at 22:22:55 by raja « Pages 1 2 all » |
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01/14/12 at 16:30:55 By: MNb |
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Nimzo sicilian
Hi all,
what do people think of 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6? AAgaard and jesus de la Villa seem to think it is a lot better then it looks. thankis, Zatara Started 05/17/15 at 05:05:37 by Zatara |
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08/21/18 at 06:41:49 By: Gambit |
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Site & Learning Opening Ideas
I'm new to both the site and the Sicilian opening. I'm wondering how best to utilize the site to learn the ideas behind the various lines as opposed to just the obvious large theory content. I realize...
Started 07/24/05 at 04:59:19 by BlueChip |
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07/24/05 at 22:47:01 By: BlueChip |
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New Sicilian Repetoire
i'm a 2078 player ,i've modified my repetoire,
1.Sicilian Najdorf=English attack and 6.Be2 2.Sicilian scheveningen=English attack,keres attack 3.Sicilian Classical=Ritchter Rau... Started 11/03/05 at 07:37:26 by armtwister |
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03/01/06 at 22:36:39 By: J-dog |
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Speculation about the final two Anand books...
If I remember correctly the series was scheduled for 12 books total. Well with 2 books left, is it even possible to cover all the remaining Sicilians? Any speculation about the recommendations?
Started 06/04/08 at 21:39:49 by TonyRo « Pages 1 2 all » |
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03/19/09 at 16:05:22 By: MilenPetrov |
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Getting my Opponent into an Open Sicilian
I have this nemesis who plays a strong closed Sicilian and an advance French. I want to trick him into 'my' Sicilian with the following move order:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 and get into a Kan. ... Started 12/17/09 at 09:18:17 by ham204 |
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12/17/09 at 18:38:21 By: Michael Ayton |
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Moving your c-pawn in the Open Sicilian
Dear fellow opening enthusiasts,
I have trouble moving my Black c-pawn in the Open Sicilian. Do you have any suggestions in remedying this problem? Unfortunately, I am only 8 years old so my arms canno... Started 09/05/14 at 07:13:02 by VaughanWilliams |
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09/05/14 at 11:50:24 By: Jupp53 |
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Kasparov's Sicilian Strategies by Raymond Keene
Does anyone own this book yet, or has anyone flipped through it at the book stall? I'm wondering what it might be like. I'm highly suspicious of its quality, in other words, I wouldn't order it unti...
Started 02/12/07 at 19:11:42 by J-dog |
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02/16/07 at 05:13:31 By: BlkSabb |
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How to decide which sicilian to play
Hi All,
I am trying to decide which sicilian to play: Najdorf, Taimanov, Kan or Accelerated Dragon. I don't mind theory and prefer to play sharp than passive. Leaning towards najdorf maybe Sche... Started 12/30/08 at 05:19:06 by Zatara « Pages 1 2 all » |
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02/11/09 at 18:50:56 By: ChessMonkey |
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Theoretical State of the Najdorf-Scheveningen
Very little literature is published (certainly recently) on the Classical Scheveningen (Scheveningen with a Najdorf move order).
I realise that various publications have given Scheveningen positi... Started 01/31/23 at 20:03:28 by najdorfslayer |
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02/02/23 at 09:14:54 By: MartinC |
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The Transporter Sicilian!?
On the ferry over to Helsingör recently, I was thinking about the Dragadorf, when another similar idea appeared to me.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6!? [fen]rnbqkb1r/pp2ppp1/3p... About a decade ago I lo Started 07/31/09 at 12:28:02 by TalJechin « Pages 1 2 all » |
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12/14/09 at 00:42:24 By: MemoryMaster |
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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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GM Roiz
Very nice update this month. That makes two in a row! Thanks much.
 Started 04/17/14 at 12:42:16 by LeeRoth |
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04/17/14 at 12:42:16 By: LeeRoth |
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12/12/17 at 14:26:09 By: doefmat |
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Poll:
Sicilian Showdown
Of course, we can't really prove that one of them is definitively the best, but I'm interested in getting your thoughts and feelings about this. I'm currently contemplating a Sicilian and am not sure ...
Started 05/18/07 at 05:32:47 by exigentsky « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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06/01/07 at 01:02:09 By: exigentsky |
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Books to improve my understanding of sicilians
After I finish with Pawn Structure Chess by Soltis I'd like to continue learning about the sicilian. Right now I play solely the carokann against e4 and would like to learn the sicilian as a second op...
Started 02/28/12 at 00:52:41 by up and comer « Pages 1 2 all » |
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10/14/12 at 17:30:20 By: Scarblac |
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