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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #10 - 08/04/11 at 10:06:11
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Zatara wrote on 08/04/11 at 02:49:39:
Hi all,
I wonder why a6 (the Najdorf) is better respected then the Classical sicilian?

A simple answer from a simple mind: Black doesn't always want the Knight on c6.
  

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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #9 - 08/04/11 at 07:55:50
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I think it's simply a matter of fashion. The Bg5 lines may be slightly stronger against the classical, whereas the english attack loses in strength. Against other moves, it's mainly a question what sicilians you want to transpose into. Useful to have both in your repertoire Smiley
  
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #8 - 08/04/11 at 02:49:39
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Hi all,
I wonder why a6 (the Najdorf) is better respected then the Classical sicilian?  I mean why can't black make use of a developing move???
thanks,
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #7 - 08/01/11 at 12:16:51
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Easy Guide to the Classical Sicilian is also a good starter source as is The Complete Richter-Rauzer (Wells). Seems both books are out of print but may be still there is a chance to buy them.
  
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #6 - 06/16/11 at 17:07:25
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Chess_Addict wrote on 06/12/11 at 23:15:43:
My friend, we share the problem! Smiley
Personally my interest is quite casual: I saw a blitz game at my club were after 6.Bg5 black played 6...g6!? and it seemed crazy enough to deserve my attention so I started giving it a look. Besides 6.Bg5 I have built (am building) the rest of the repertoire with the chesspublishing material and I'm having good results in my online blitz games (no chance to play it in a serious game yet).


this 6...g6 is recommended by roman dzindzichashvili in one of his DVD's , maybe look at that if youre looking to build a repetoire Cheesy
  

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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #5 - 06/13/11 at 15:16:27
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Schaakhamster wrote on 06/12/11 at 13:54:01:
My dear fellow chess enthusiast,

lately developed some interest in the Classical Sicilian. Which books/other sources would you recommend:

a) to get a general feeling for the opening: mainly basic plans/pawn formations...
b) to get down into the concrete theoretical variations?

Thanks in advance!



I recall that the book 'Starting Out: Classical Sicilian' was quite well received, though I haven't seen it myself. I've browsed through Yermolinsky's book and found it to be quite a good introduction to the opening.

My advice would be to start with a critical main line (e.g. 6...e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 b5) and only start learning some sidelines in the Classical Sicilian once you are comfortable in the main lines. At lower levels you will often face White's sixth move alternatives such as 6.Be3, 6.f3, 6.Bc4, 6.Be2 and 6.g3, which often lead to Najdorf-like positions where Black has more useful moves than ...a6. One can understand why a lot of the Russian youths in the Botvinnik School of Chess learned the Classical as their first Sicilian as it helps you to understand the pawn structures arising in the Najdorf and Scheveningen too.
  

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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #4 - 06/13/11 at 00:38:55
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ive been looking at the classical sicilian with the early bd7 lines (stein approach).

the books mentioned above are some of the best.
alternatively you could try to find a informant 1-100 online and get all the games from the classical sicilian.
it is not verbal annotations, but you can see the ideas.
  
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #3 - 06/12/11 at 23:15:43
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My friend, we share the problem! Smiley
Personally my interest is quite casual: I saw a blitz game at my club were after 6.Bg5 black played 6...g6!? and it seemed crazy enough to deserve my attention so I started giving it a look. Besides 6.Bg5 I have built (am building) the rest of the repertoire with the chesspublishing material and I'm having good results in my online blitz games (no chance to play it in a serious game yet).
  
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
Reply #2 - 06/12/11 at 18:07:36
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Matemax wrote on 06/12/11 at 17:59:50:
Yermolinksy "Classical Sicilian" - Chess explained from Gambit Publ.
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chesspublishing.com (what else!?)


Please find a review of the book at http://www.chessville.com/reviews/ChessExplainedTheClassicalSicilian.htm
  

What kind of proof is that?
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Re: Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
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Yermolinksy "Classical Sicilian" - Chess explained from Gambit Publ.
and
chesspublishing.com (what else!?)
  
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Classical Sicilian: where to begin?
06/12/11 at 13:54:01
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My dear fellow chess enthusiast,

lately developed some interest in the Classical Sicilian. Which books/other sources would you recommend:

a) to get a general feeling for the opening: mainly basic plans/pawn formations...
b) to get down into the concrete theoretical variations?

Thanks in advance!

  
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