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How to play the Open Sicilian
Andrew Martin
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On this all-new ChessBase video course, IM Andrew Martin introduces you to this exciting world, so that you can begin playing the Sicilian in your own games. The main themes and ideas of the Open Sicilian are discussed.

On this all-new ChessBase video course, IM Andrew Martin introduces you to this exciting world, so that you can begin playing the Sicilian in your own games. The main themes and ideas of the Open Sicilian are discussed, followed by a summary of all the accepted main lines. You will be able to make a choice as to which of them you want to play. This video course is full of Sicilian masterpieces that delight and instruct. The author hopes that they will also inspire you to play the Sicilian yourself. Players under 1800 will gain most benefit from this video course.

  • Video running time: 5 h 50 minutes
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz onvarious levels

Contents

1
Introduction
2
An extra central pawn
3
Game 1: Stanojoski - Kurajica
4
Game 2: Zavoronkov - Shulman
5
Game 3: Blandon - Lu
6
Game 4: Pflug - Enders
7
Queenside counterplay
8
Queenside counterplay
9
Game 5: Hartston - Westerinen
10
Game 6: Svidler - Karjakin
11
Game 7: Bakalchuk - Smirin
12
Sacrificial possibilites
13
Introduction
14
Game 8: Karpov - Kasparov
15
Game 9: Large - Basman
16
Game 10: Suarez Uriel - Moreno Ruiz
17
Game 11: Unzicker - Taimanov
18
Game 12: Grieve - Artemiev
19
Various pawn structures
20
Introduction
21
Game 13: Drygalov - Nakamura
22
How to not play the Open Sicilian
23
Introduction
24
Game 14: Bok - Yu Yangyi
25
Game 15: Almasi - Mohr
26
Game 16: Spassky - Fischer
27
The Najdorf Sicilian
28
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
29
Introduction
30
Game 17: Polgar - Anand
31
Game 18: Paravyan - Aronian
32
Dragon Systems
33
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 and 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
34
Introduction
35
Game 19: Karthikeyan - Vachier Lagrave
36
Game 20: Sarana - Martinez Alcantara
37
Game 21: Kurayan - Spiridonov
38
Game 22: Al Modiahki - Motylev
39
Game 23: Do Valle Cardoso - Xiong
40
The Kan/Taimanov/Paulsen Sicilian
41
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7
42
Introduction
43
Game 24: Liang - Mareco
44
Game 25: Erigaisi - Carlsen
45
Classical & Scheveningen Sicilian
46
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nc6/e6
47
Introduction
48
Game 26: Zarnicki - Kasparov
49
Game 27: Renet - Apicella
50
Systems with an early e7-e5
51
Introduction
52
Game 28: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6; Lanka - Majorovas
53
Game 29: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6; Fiedorek - Sebenik
54
Game 30: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6; Mchedlishvili - Gharibyan
55
Unusual Lines
56
Introduction
57
Game 31: 2...a6; Sidletskiy - Lodici
58
Game 32: 2...b6; Struk - Meister
59
Game 33: 2...Nf6; Karjakin - Mamedyarov
60
Game 34: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5; Arjun - Del Rio de Angelis
61
Game 35: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4; Berg - Johnsen
62
Conclusion
63
Exercises
64
Description
65
Exercise 1
66
Exercise 2
67
Exercise 3
68
Exercise 4
69
Exercise 5
70
Exercise 6
71
Exercise 7
72
Exercise 8
73
Exercise 9
74
Exercise 10
75
Exercise 11
76
Exercise 12
77
Exercise 13
78
Outro
79
Practice Positions
80
Najdorf
81
Dragon
82
Kan
83
Classical
84
Scheveningen
85
Löwenthal
86
Sveshnikov
87
Repertoire Training
88
Black Repertoire
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