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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #431 - 05/20/16 at 08:24:49
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MartinC wrote on 05/19/16 at 11:48:42:
Maybe I'm missing something but I'd have thought you could just camp the knight on d4 and be happy?

Exactly. Black has no problems after this.



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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #430 - 05/19/16 at 11:48:42
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Maybe I'm missing something but I'd have thought you could just camp the knight on d4 and be happy?
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #429 - 05/19/16 at 08:45:53
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15...h6!? is very interesting response to 15.a4!
My problem is that in this position:

After black plays best (I thing)-I can't found equality Undecided
  
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Reply #428 - 04/10/16 at 05:23:31
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PatzerNoster wrote on 04/05/16 at 20:58:39:
Nice to see you are still looking for ideas and upholding the Killer Sicilan against toughest opposition!  Smiley

I do what I can. I just took a deeper look tonight to confirm, and yeah, I still don't see much of anything real for White. The positions are messy of course - it's an a-pawn vs. the center, but most Kalashnikov players should be comfortable throwing their queenside away for mobile central pawns!  Cheesy
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #427 - 04/05/16 at 20:58:39
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@Tony: 15. ... h6 is an interesting idea, it seems that Black's big pawn centre compensates for the passed a-pawn. I analysed a bit but couldn't find something convincing, maybe there is a way to a very slight edge for White, but in practice the pawn centre should be worth a lot.

Nice to see you are still looking for ideas and upholding the Killer Sicilan against toughest opposition!  Smiley
  
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Reply #426 - 04/04/16 at 15:15:13
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tipau wrote on 04/04/16 at 10:11:19:
It crosses over with Tony's book in the 3...Nf6 variation, where Robin offers an interesting idea: 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.b3!?

Yes, I saw that he recommended that - I'll have to check it out! Quite an insightful idea!
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #425 - 04/04/16 at 10:11:19
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I saw a new video series on Chess24 by Robin Van Kampen on the Rossolimo variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5).

It crosses over with Tony's book in the 3...Nf6 variation, where Robin offers an interesting idea: 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.b3!?. At first look I quite like it. White aims to prevent Black's natural set-up of ...Nf6-d7 and ...e7-e5.

Worth checking out if you play the 3...Nf6 recommendation.
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #424 - 03/17/16 at 14:50:54
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At first, it seems to me like White should have an edge in this line, but there is nothing really concrete from what I can tell. The a-pawn isn't that scary. Stockfish 7 seems to like 20. Bc4 in favor of 20. a5, and that adds to the impression that Black's forces are a bit uncoordinated. However, the pawn center and the knight, together with the pressure down the c-file apparently secure Black enough play.

15...h6 is interesting, a nice waiting move and prepares ...Bg5 in some cases. What about 20. b3!? EDIT: seems to me Black is ok after e.g. 20...d4 21. Bd2 e4 22. Ra2 Na5.
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #423 - 03/17/16 at 02:46:06
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I looked at it with a friend tonight, who ran into this line in a Closed Championship a week or so ago. It is a bit hairy for Black and it does look like Negi's analysis holds up, except that he doesn't cover 15...h6, which does indeed look like a solution for Black no?
  
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Reply #422 - 03/14/16 at 22:04:12
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Any news, did you look at it? I noticed that the line has been played in a blitz game, by Negi himself, who deviated directly from his own recommendation.

It looks like White may have a small edge, but on the other hand, Black has many plausible alternatives to keep the game going.
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #421 - 01/12/16 at 18:47:21
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No, but I need to. Perhaps I'll do that tonight, and perhaps we can discuss it here for anyone who's interested.  Grin
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #420 - 01/09/16 at 10:34:35
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@Tony: did you already make a comparison with Negi's recommendation from his Sicilian II book?

I would be interested to hear your opinion.
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #419 - 01/08/16 at 18:07:48
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Really glad to hear it, thanks for reaching out!  Cheesy

And do let me know when you've mastered the Kalashnikov, I'm still trying!
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #418 - 01/08/16 at 14:21:13
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Hi Tony,

I went trough your book very fast, and I have only last chapter to do.

Overall I'm very very impressed by your effort and hopefully I will master Kalashnikov in the near future.

Keep up good work and we all do hope that you will make also 2nd edition in the future  Cool
  
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Re: The Killer Sicilian by Tony Rotella
Reply #417 - 12/06/15 at 07:01:01
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Yahoo! At least one person on this planet is looking at my book right now, unless they've checked it out to use it as a coaster/paperweight.

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