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Spectacular early novelty in the Paulsen/Kan
By analysing one of my recent clubchampionshipgames I bumped on a spectacular novelty very early in the paulsen/kan system. I was surprised that in the almost 1000 games I found with the position, thi...

Started 12/05/07 at 20:43:15 by brabo
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By: FreeRepublic
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Qb6 sicilian
Hi all,
what do people think of these 2 sicilians:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Qb6 with the idea of 6.Nb3 e6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Bd3 Bb4 9.0-0 Bxc3 10Bxc3 0-0   
and
1.e4 c5 ...

Started 06/24/08 at 23:30:53 by Zatara
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By: Matemax
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Sicilian Kan - Nepomniachtchi-Karttunen
Hi everybody,
I am new here, but I have followed and read some of the threads for about a month, and I really love this place. I am a fairly low-rated (1709) player that doesn't have too much tim...

Started 01/21/11 at 16:28:52 by fling
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Taimanov queen "sacrifice" variation
Yet another twist in the dedate over this variation:
[Event "Moscow Open 2007"]
[Site "Moscow, RUS"]
[Date "2007.01.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kornev, Alexei(RUS)"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov(RUS)"]<br ...[/b]
position after 13...Kf8!?
This move is disregarded in all sources I have (Delchev/Semkov, Rizzitano, Sommerbauer), however Geller comes with a new plan of attacking with the g and h pawns - which works very nicely here (confirming my belief that playing an automatic 13...g6 and followed by ...0-0 is just too passiv

Started 01/30/07 at 20:32:53 by Ptero
4 3505 Last Post 02/09/07 at 07:31:47
By: Cruyce
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Maroczcy Bind against the Kan
I was hoping someone has this book and can anwser a question for me.
Here is the table of contents for:
The Complete Hedgehog:Volume 2
Introduction
Part 1: The Hedgehog with a Paw...

Started 10/20/12 at 22:50:50 by Michael Wilde
9 9746 Last Post 10/22/12 at 15:23:13
By: ErictheRed
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How is the Taimanov holding up theoretically ?
Many years ago the Taimanov Sicilian was part of my repertoire but these days I don't play it. With a new book on the Taimanov due out in the next month or two so I'm thinking of taking it up again.<b...

Started 03/13/19 at 19:53:31 by MW
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By: MW
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Sicilian: French Variation
Greetings,
Whilst playing through the start of the Classical Sicilian on ChessDB (my database software), I realised that Black could actually play ...,d5 immediately.
1. e4, c5; 2. Nf3, e6; ...

Started 02/05/08 at 00:35:06 by Dragan Glas
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By: Matemax
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2...e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nc6!?
Any views on this line?  It has particular relevance to White players wishing to avoid the Sveshnikov, as well as to Black players seeking to avoid the 3.Bb5 lines, and the slightly dull 7.Nd5 line of...

Started 03/19/04 at 05:04:27 by alumbrado
7 4711 Last Post 06/08/04 at 09:22:01
By: Fernando Semprun
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Any books on 6. g3, Taimanov?
Hello everyone,
I am learning this fairly intresting line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3.
I am wondering if exists, is there any book on this line analyzed from ...

Started 03/29/20 at 18:18:28 by NotSoKasparov
2 1909 Last Post 03/29/20 at 19:29:17
By: fjd
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What is the current status of the Kan?
It seems like the Kan is a lot less popular since Khalifman aimed his guns at the Kan and that Black is struggling against 5 Bd3. It also seems the Taimanov is viewed as being more reliable than the K...

Started 08/28/07 at 03:47:10 by ano
2 2152 Last Post 09/05/07 at 19:16:29
By: alumbrado
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Franco Benoni (B40)
What do people think of this line for black given on Don Madox's CD the Franco Benoni:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd 4.Nxd4 Bc5!? 5.Nb3 Bb6  6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bf4 d5 8.exd5 now madox gives 8....exd5 but wh...

Started 05/28/03 at 02:40:22 by Harvey Williamson
7 5093 Last Post 08/23/05 at 14:28:07
By: Strapatzer (Guest)
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Re: 8....b5 in Taimanov English Attack
Is there a refutation to 8...b5 in the Taimanov against the English Attack?  
I saw a database game with N. McDonald where 9.Bf4 e5 was played, and black got in trouble.  That doesn't seem forced...

Started 08/30/13 at 23:04:20 by Dave1998
2 3962 Last Post 09/05/13 at 20:31:14
By: Dave1998
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The Sicilian Taimanov by Antonios Pavlidis
Quality chess announces this book for end of may:
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/329/the_sicilian_taimanov_by_antonios_p...
As I learn atm the Kan with the Hellsten book and c...

Started 04/29/19 at 22:07:53 by Jupp53
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By: Leon_Trotsky
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Against Main Line Kan
What line do you recommend against the "main line kan" 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 (this is Hellsten's main line)?
I suspect that positional id...

Started 04/04/11 at 01:13:08 by Alesab
9 9270 Last Post 04/10/11 at 22:06:26
By: fling
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The Kan variation with 5. Bd3 Nc6
How is White supposed to get an advantage after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6?
After 6. Nxc6 dc followed by ... e5 Black looks equal to me so I suppose White has to play 6. Be...

Started 02/25/08 at 11:59:39 by CheckMate
6 4232 Last Post 03/12/08 at 09:17:41
By: MarinFan
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Taimanov move order 2..Kc6 4..Qc7 vs. 2..e6 5..Qc7
I'd like to know which are the pros and cons of using the 2..Kc6 4..Qc7 move order to reach the Taimanov Sicilian (a la Miladinovic, Macieja, Oral, etc..) vs. the classical move order 2..e6 3...Kc6 5....

Started 11/26/09 at 10:05:20 by gramsci
13 8628 Last Post 12/01/09 at 20:45:43
By: LeeRoth
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6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 Nc6 7.Be3 Ne5 8.Nf3!? in the Kan
I am curious what the conclusion is about this move from the games that have been played e.g. by Carlsen.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ne5 9.Nf3<br /...

Started 12/14/09 at 01:54:23 by MemoryMaster
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By: Markovich
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5..a6 versus 5..Qc7 in Taimanov Sicilian
What are the relative advantages of these moves after 1 e4 c4 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cd Nd4 Nc6 5 Nc3. Delchev prefers 5..Qc7 according to the index for Safest Siclian (don't have the book yet). Why?
Than...

Started 02/11/07 at 02:20:40 by cf
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By: JudgeDeath
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Sicilian Four Knights
Hello. I had just studied the Four Knights Sicilian for Black,as a good addition to my repertoire.
However,after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3 8.Nxc3 it see...

Started 08/05/09 at 06:13:14 by foster
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By: foster
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Ramirez & the Taimanov
Well, Chessbase just came out with yet another DVD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZy33UjggVE ; ), but I wonder about the opinion of any experienced Sicilian players out there...
I read somewher...

Started 07/14/14 at 11:17:18 by ghenghisclown
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