The B70 Sicilian Dragon begins with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 without 6.f4 or 6.Be3. Here is a collection of 84 chess puzzles from masters’ short games. They present a compilat...
This is the Classical variation of the Sicilian Dragon and begins 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O The classification contains all those continuations withou...
The Classical variation of the Sicilian Dragon (B74) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3. This is a collection of 22 chess puzzles from games o...
Descripción: The Sicilian Clan Chord ,Morricone song
The Sicilian Clan Chord ,Morricone song
In-depth account of his first sicilian love by Gary Kasparov and his trustworthy trainer, Alexander Nikitine. A dense and fascinating read which cannot but make the reader understand better…Descripción completa
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This is for chess players who want strat to beat the Sicilian Defense. Gain the knowledge needed to SMASH THE SICILIAN!
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Grammar of the Sicilian language by Alissandru F. Caldiero. Preserving the Sicilian language for modern usage, and to preserve the memories of our ancestors.
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GM Robin van Kampen Question 1. Black to play. How should Black react to 11.g5?
Question 2. Black to play. How does Black follow-up 13...b4 14.Na4 ?
Question 3. White to play. How should Black react to the attack on his d1 Rook?
Question 4. White to play. After 9.e5, Black countered ...b4. What should White do?
Question 5. White to play. How should White meet ...e5?
Question 6. White to play. Does the Bxh7+ sacrifice work?
Question 7. Black to play. What should Black do about 9.g4?
Question 8. White to play. What should White do about the threat of Q/Nxe3?
Question 9. White to play. Black's Bishop and Knight are annoying for White. What should he play?
Question 10. White to play. What attacking idea does White have available?
The Taimanov Sicilian
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11...Nxd4 and if 12.gxf6 Nxf3 13.Qf2 Bxf6 14.Qxf3 Bxc3 With 14...Nxe4! 15.fxe4 Bxe4 hitting the Rh1 and threatening Bxc2+ winning the Knight on a4. After 16.Bd3 comes ...Bxh1 17.Rxh1 Qc6 hitting the Rook and Knight. 20.Qxd7! Qxd7 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd7 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Nxb5 Qb8 12.exf6 With 10.Nf5 g6 11.fxe5! Nxe5 12.Bg5! Taking advantage of the newly created holes. No. After 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Rf3 g6 17.Rg3 Bf8 18.Rxg6+ fxg6 19.Qxg6+ Bg7 20.Qxe8+ Black has Nf8 and is safe and up material. Counter in the center with 9...d5! Play might continue 10.e5 Nd7 11.h4 a6 12.Qd2 b5 13.a3 Rb8 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Bd4 b4 16.axb4 Bxb4 16.Bf3! and now ...Qxe3+ 17.Qxe3 Nxe3 18.Bxa8 Nxd1 12.Kh1! with the idea of 13.f4 kicking the Knight then perhaps 14.f5 15.Rf3! threatening to move to the g-file and after 15...Nxf3 16.gxf3 followed by 17.Rg1.
