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Is the Classical Sicilian that bad?
Am I the only person who would love to see a really good well written comprehensive coverage of Classical Sicilian?
My ideal Rep
v Richter-Rauzer (Kozul variation)
v Sozin 6...Qb6
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Started 08/23/12 at 23:10:16 by najdorfslayer
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Any good way to avoid Richter-Rauzer?
In this position after the following move order:
1. e4 c5   2. Nf3 d6   3. d4 cxd4   4. Nxd4 Nf6   5. Nc3 Nc6
does black have any serious alternatives to avoid the Richter-Rauzer that score ...

Started 08/24/08 at 13:03:40 by Bocajaka
13 14248 Last Post 12/03/09 at 02:28:07
By: MNb
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Novelty for free in Sozin-variation
Recently, on 02.12.2002 the game Golubev-Knoppert was played in the Belgian Interteams.
That game went 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f4 a6 10.0-0 ...

Started 01/10/03 at 18:44:30 by Littlekarpov
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By: Littlekarpov
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Classical Sicilian (Richter-Rauzer)
I was wondering whether the line
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.Nxc6 bxc6 10.f4 d5
is still thought to be putting this line out of business at the t...

Started 08/21/10 at 15:58:14 by najdorfslayer
3 5775 Last Post 09/10/10 at 13:12:34
By: walkingterrapin
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B67 Classical, today's theoretical novelty

16...Nb4? what a novelty!?  Shocked (16...Nf4 is the common move)
17.Nf6!! At this point I expected a massacre.. Grin
18.Qh4... What? Why?.. Nooooo!  Cry (18.Bxh7!! 1-0)
...And both went peacefully..  Embarrassed

Started 03/15/12 at 13:43:39 by Vass
3 5196 Last Post 03/22/12 at 19:04:12
By: Vass
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October's Richter-Rauzer Update
Hello, just looked at the latest update on Richter-Rauzer and it seems that the author had never looked properly at the archives and did not do any deeper analysis of the positions.
The statement...

Started 10/16/13 at 20:14:59 by MilenPetrov
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By: MilenPetrov
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Yermo's book on Classical Sicilian
In Yermo's book Chess Explained: The Classical Sicilian, he says white is better in the following line:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 ...

Started 06/12/10 at 02:27:36 by BobbyDigital80
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By: BobbyDigital80
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Starting with the Classical
Playing OTB one a quite low level (1850) and CorrChess on considerable higher one, I try to work out a new Sicilian repertoire to test it beside my usual French, which to often leads too positions I l...

Started 10/24/09 at 19:59:33 by derdudea
11 7796 Last Post 10/30/09 at 11:50:37
By: derdudea
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Kortchnoi, Osnos - Sicilian-Rauzer Variation book
Hello recently russian chess publisher Russian Chess House published a new book from Kortchnoi and Osnos about Sicilian Rauzer in russian.
I got the book and was simply dissapointed.
The con...

Started 09/30/08 at 13:01:41 by MilenPetrov
4 4399 Last Post 11/14/08 at 07:34:39
By: MilenPetrov
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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 3806 Last Post 11/16/07 at 12:12:39
By: sssthepro
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6...Bd7 7.Qd2 Rc8 Rauzer
The position in question arises after the following moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 Rc8 and now which move do you feel offers White the best chances to fight for a...

Started 03/06/09 at 11:50:48 by TN
6 62 Last Post 03/10/09 at 23:25:31
By: MNb
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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 2617 Last Post 11/02/06 at 09:37:29
By: Willempie
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Velimirovic question
Hi everyone. I've got a question on a position from the Velimirovic attack:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Rhg1 N...

Started 07/07/15 at 16:08:31 by cramie10
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By: Confused_by_Theory
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Boleslavsky Sicilian
This arises after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. exd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 . It isn't seen much nowadays, perhaps because it has a reputation of "good for Black". But is this reputation justifie...

Started 02/14/13 at 01:30:46 by RdC
3 6245 Last Post 02/14/13 at 09:38:43
By: brabo
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Classical Sicilian Two Knights appears to be dead
I see that there are no updates on the Classical Sicilian Two Knights long ago (last update is from 2006). I do not think that Richard could not say anything about this. Maybe just a lack of time...

Started 11/14/08 at 12:26:15 by MilenPetrov
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By: MilenPetrov
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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 6769 Last Post 03/09/07 at 11:35:52
By: sssthepro
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Classical Rauzer
The classical Rauzer, 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7, is nice for black. I wonder why almost no one at the top plays this anymore. Anand, Kramnik, and Shirov...

Started 03/31/10 at 07:50:48 by BobbyDigital80
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By: BobbyDigital80
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Black vs The Richter-Rauzer
As we have discussed in other threads, the main snag to the Classical for Black is 6 Bg5.
I notice that Dreev (previously a 6...Bd7 specialist) has recently played the variation  6 Bg5 e6 7 Qd2 a...

Started 02/24/08 at 00:09:57 by Paddy
6 4015 Last Post 02/26/08 at 10:59:01
By: sssthepro
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New Idea in Rauzer 6...Bd7
Hello, recently i am analysing the 6...Bd7 line in Rauzer. My attention is focused on the following line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 Rc8 8.f4. Now Black has two mai...

Started 08/07/09 at 12:46:28 by MilenPetrov
11 6499 Last Post 08/08/09 at 20:35:26
By: kylemeister
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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
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By: sssthepro
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