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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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By: FreeRepublic
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The Chernikov Variation???
Just saw a blurb about one of Dzindzichashvili's DVDs, apparantly recommending a line in the Sicilian that has been considered bad since the stoneage I suppose, i.e:
"1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4...

Started 06/20/05 at 05:24:09 by TalJechin
7 5954 Last Post 06/22/05 at 11:01:51
By: Richard Stanz (Guest)
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Another Velimirovic Question
I recently played the Velimirovic attack as a Black and was confronted with:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Bb3 a6 11.Rhg1 Nd7 12.g4 N...

Started 01/04/05 at 23:01:42 by Nausikaa
3 2758 Last Post 01/10/05 at 18:59:42
By: Nausikaa
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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
4 5609 Last Post 06/18/10 at 09:56:57
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 7535 Last Post 10/30/09 at 11:50:37
By: derdudea
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Is the Kupreichik Variation in good shape?
I am not sure if the name in the title really is correct, but I guess he was the main player to venture 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd7!?.
This line came to my attention when I wa...

Started 02/14/12 at 14:41:58 by Chessexplained
10 14369 Last Post 03/07/16 at 09:25:43
By: brabo
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English Attack vs. Classical (2...d6/5...Nc6)
It seems like most of the big boys have stayed away from these lines except via transposition in one Ivanchuk game (vs. Kozul, Euro Team Ch 2005)
Some of the main lines seem to be:
6 Be3 e6 is a Scheven...

Started 06/19/07 at 20:44:49 by blueguitar322
3 2867 Last Post 06/20/07 at 23:55:26
By: sssthepro
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Rauzer 6...Qa5 7.Bf6 gf6 8. Nb3 Qg5
Hi everyone,
does anybody know theory about the line given in the subject. It has a phantastic score in my database, 
but I cannot believe it is sound. How can White obtain an advantage?<br ...

Started 12/02/03 at 10:22:08 by Bernhard (Guest)
3 3155 Last Post 09/17/05 at 21:15:22
By: MNb
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Richter-Rauser 6 Bg5 Bd7
The solid 2600 plus GM Alexey Dreev, mainly regarded as a Caro-Kann and French player, has been playing the Classical Sicilian recently and answering the Richter-Rauser 6 Bg5 with ...Bd7 with very rea...

Started 04/25/07 at 10:48:41 by Paddy
5 4201 Last Post 04/26/07 at 22:34:49
By: Paddy
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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 3886 Last Post 02/26/08 at 10:59:01
By: sssthepro
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Is Classical sisilian still bad
I used to play the classical, but then swithed to the french. Now I'd like to go back to classical but it seems to be doing a slow death.
Are there any lines in classical that would  give some ch...

Started 04/01/10 at 12:35:55 by Lauri Torni
1 3462 Last Post 04/03/10 at 10:15:38
By: BobbyDigital80
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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 3814 Last Post 03/10/09 at 23:25:31
By: MNb
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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 6237 Last Post 08/08/09 at 20:35:26
By: kylemeister
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B69?
The Open Sicilian e-Book does not seem to cover B68-B69 (in particular, 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5) and the only annotated game I see in the db for this is Kutuzovic-Jankovic, Metalis op 2001, which indicat...

Started 12/12/10 at 17:18:41 by jdart
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By: jdart
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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
9 4717 Last Post 12/30/06 at 03:06:50
By: sssthepro
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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 5073 Last Post 03/22/12 at 19:04:12
By: Vass
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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 3643 Last Post 11/16/07 at 12:12:39
By: sssthepro
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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 13782 Last Post 12/03/09 at 02:28:07
By: MNb
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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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Rauzer new idea
Hello everyone,
recently I was revieving my repertoire with Black in Rauzer. I checked some articles from NIC Yearbook and I found an interesting novelty. Still not sure if it works but anyway I ...

Started 04/03/08 at 10:19:35 by MilenPetrov
1 2439 Last Post 04/20/09 at 20:39:21
By: MilenPetrov
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