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How to play the Open Sicilian
Andrew Martin
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
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Game 1: Stanojoski - Kurajica
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Game 2: Zavoronkov - Shulman
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Game 5: Hartston - Westerinen
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Game 6: Svidler - Karjakin
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Game 7: Bakalchuk - Smirin
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Sacrificial possibilites
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Game 8: Karpov - Kasparov
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Game 9: Large - Basman
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Game 10: Suarez Uriel - Moreno Ruiz
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Game 11: Unzicker - Taimanov
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Game 12: Grieve - Artemiev
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Various pawn structures
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Game 13: Drygalov - Nakamura
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How to not play the Open Sicilian
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Game 14: Bok - Yu Yangyi
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Game 15: Almasi - Mohr
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Game 16: Spassky - Fischer
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
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Game 17: Polgar - Anand
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Game 18: Paravyan - Aronian
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 and 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
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Game 19: Karthikeyan - Vachier Lagrave
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Game 20: Sarana - Martinez Alcantara
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Game 21: Kurayan - Spiridonov
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Game 22: Al Modiahki - Motylev
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Game 23: Do Valle Cardoso - Xiong
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The Kan/Taimanov/Paulsen Sicilian
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7
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Game 24: Liang - Mareco
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Game 25: Erigaisi - Carlsen
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Classical & Scheveningen Sicilian
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nc6/e6
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Game 26: Zarnicki - Kasparov
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Game 27: Renet - Apicella
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Systems with an early e7-e5
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Game 28: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6; Lanka - Majorovas
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Game 29: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6; Fiedorek - Sebenik
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Game 30: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6; Mchedlishvili - Gharibyan
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Game 31: 2...a6; Sidletskiy - Lodici
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Game 32: 2...b6; Struk - Meister
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Game 33: 2...Nf6; Karjakin - Mamedyarov
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Game 34: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5; Arjun - Del Rio de Angelis
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Game 35: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4; Berg - Johnsen
