Opening Repertoire:
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Opening Repertoire:

Beating the Sicilian Main Lines

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Opening Repertoire:

Beating the Sicilian Main Lines

About this book

The Sicilian Defence is the most popular reply to 1 e4. With 1...c5 Black comes out fighting, immediately challenging any sense of a "natural white advantage". Sicilian Defence players are often very well prepared theoretically and the tremendous dynamism of the Sicilian can often disturb their opponents. In this book, German FIDE master Jonas Hacker provides a complete repertoire for White when facing the Sicilian. The recommended systems are based on solid strategic considerations. The backbone of the repertoire is the line 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 f3!? This is a perfect line to throw Najdorf and Dragon players off their stride. White will (usually) follow up with c2-c4 and establish a useful space advantage. Many of the other recommended lines are also based around the space-gaining c2-c4 advance providing cohesion across the whole repertoire. In Opening Repertoire: Beating the Sicilian, Jonas Hacker guides the reader through the complexities of the Sicilian and carves out a repertoire for White. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans. • A complete repertoire for White against the Sicilian.• A question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.

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Information

Publisher
Popular Chess
eBook ISBN
9781781945728
Year
2021

Table of contents

  1. About the Author
  2. Bibliography
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Early Deviations
  5. 2 5 ... e5 6 Nb3 d5!?
  6. 3 5 ... e5 without ... d6-d5
  7. 4 5 ... a6
  8. 5 5 ... g6
  9. 6 Kan Variation
  10. 7 Taimanov Variation
  11. 8 Kalashnikov Variation
  12. 9 Sveshnikov Variation
  13. 10 Scheveningen Variation
  14. 11 Classical Variation
  15. Index of Complete Games
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  17. Anand.V-Caruana.F, Grand Chess Tour (blitz), Paris 2019
  18. Anand.V-Jumabayev.R, World Rapid Championship, Doha 2016
  19. Bacrot.E-Riff.J, French League 2010
  20. Belikov.V-Gorbatov.A, Alushta 2009
  21. Biolek.R-Saric.Kr, Pardubice 2011
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  32. Grandelius.N-Carlsson.P, Swedish Championship, Sunne 2015
  33. Grischuk.A-Vachier Lagrave.M, FIDE Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk 2015
  34. Hacker.J-Dobrikov.M, Neustadt 2019
  35. Hacker.J-Frisk.E, Lund 2019
  36. Hacker.J-Klekowski.M, German League 2019
  37. Hacker.J-Laustsen.L, Ballerup 2019
  38. Hacker.J-Lutz.K, German League 2019
  39. Hacker.J-Weishäutel.M, Magdeburg 2018
  40. Harikrishna.P-Giri.A, Shenzhen 2017
  41. Harikrishna.P-Shabalov.A, World Blitz Championship, Berlin 2015
  42. Idani.P-Karthik.V, Qinhuangdao 2019
  43. Inarkiev.E-Fedoseev.V, European Cup, Budva 2019
  44. Inarkiev.E-Romanov.E, European Championship, Batumi 2018