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How to play the Open Sicilian Andrew Martin
Contents
1 Introduction
2 An extra central pawn
2.1 Game 1: Stanojoski - Kurajica
2.2 Game 2: Zavoronkov - Shulman
2.3 Game 3: Blandon - Lu
2.4 Game 4: Pflug - Enders
3 Queenside counterplay
3.1 Game 5: Hartston - Westerinen
3.2 Game 6: Svidler - Karjakin
3.3 Game 7: Bakalchuk - Smirin
4 Sacrificial possibilites
4.1 Game 8: Karpov - Kasparov
4.2 Game 9: Large - Basman
4.3 Game 10: Suarez Uriel - Moreno Ruiz
4.4 Game 11: Unzicker - Taimanov
4.5 Game 12: Grieve - Artemiev
5 Various pawn structures
5.1 Game 13: Drygalov - Nakamura
6 How to not play the Open Sicilian
6.1 Game 14: Bok - Yu Yangyi
6.2 Game 15: Almasi - Mohr
6.3 Game 16: Spassky - Fischer
7 The Najdorf Sicilian
7.1 Game 17: Polgar - Anand
7.2 Game 18: Paravyan - Aronian
8 Dragon Systems
8.1 Game 19: Karthikeyan - Vachier Lagrave
8.2 Game 20: Sarana - Martinez Alcantara
8.3 Game 21: Kurayan - Spiridonov
8.4 Game 22: Al Modiahki - Motylev
8.5 Game 23: Do Valle Cardoso - Xiong
9 The Kan/Taimanov/Paulsen Sicilian
9.1 Game 24: Liang - Mareco
9.2 Game 25: Erigaisi - Carlsen
10 Classical & Scheveningen Sicilian
10.1 Game 26: Zarnicki - Kasparov
10.2 Game 27: Renet - Apicella
11 Systems with an early e7-e5
11.1 Game 28: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6; Lanka - Majorovas
11.2 Game 29: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6; Fiedorek - Sebenik
11.3 Game 30: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6; Mchedlishvili - Gharibyan
12 Unusual Lines
12.1 Game 31: 2...a6; Sidletskiy - Lodici
12.2 Game 32: 2...b6; Struk - Meister
12.3 Game 33: 2...Nf6; Karjakin - Mamedyarov
12.4 Game 34: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5; Arjun - Del Rio de Angelis
12.5 Game 35: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4; Berg - Johnsen
12.6 Conclusion
13 Exercises
13.1 Exercise 1
13.2 Exercise 2
13.3 Exercise 3
13.4 Exercise 4
13.5 Exercise 5
13.6 Exercise 6
13.7 Exercise 7
13.8 Exercise 8
13.9 Exercise 9
13.10 Exercise 10
13.11 Exercise 11
13.12 Exercise 12
13.13 Exercise 13
13.14 Outro
14 Practice Positions
15 Repertoire Training
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Contents
1 Introduction
2 An extra central pawn
2.1 Game 1: Stanojoski - Kurajica
2.2 Game 2: Zavoronkov - Shulman
2.3 Game 3: Blandon - Lu
2.4 Game 4: Pflug - Enders
3 Queenside counterplay
3.1 Game 5: Hartston - Westerinen
3.2 Game 6: Svidler - Karjakin
3.3 Game 7: Bakalchuk - Smirin
4 Sacrificial possibilites
4.1 Game 8: Karpov - Kasparov
4.2 Game 9: Large - Basman
4.3 Game 10: Suarez Uriel - Moreno Ruiz
4.4 Game 11: Unzicker - Taimanov
4.5 Game 12: Grieve - Artemiev
5 Various pawn structures
5.1 Game 13: Drygalov - Nakamura
6 How to not play the Open Sicilian
6.1 Game 14: Bok - Yu Yangyi
6.2 Game 15: Almasi - Mohr
6.3 Game 16: Spassky - Fischer
7 The Najdorf Sicilian
7.1 Game 17: Polgar - Anand
7.2 Game 18: Paravyan - Aronian
8 Dragon Systems
8.1 Game 19: Karthikeyan - Vachier Lagrave
8.2 Game 20: Sarana - Martinez Alcantara
8.3 Game 21: Kurayan - Spiridonov
8.4 Game 22: Al Modiahki - Motylev
8.5 Game 23: Do Valle Cardoso - Xiong
9 The Kan/Taimanov/Paulsen Sicilian
9.1 Game 24: Liang - Mareco
9.2 Game 25: Erigaisi - Carlsen
10 Classical & Scheveningen Sicilian
10.1 Game 26: Zarnicki - Kasparov
10.2 Game 27: Renet - Apicella
11 Systems with an early e7-e5
11.1 Game 28: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6; Lanka - Majorovas
11.2 Game 29: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6; Fiedorek - Sebenik
11.3 Game 30: 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6; Mchedlishvili - Gharibyan
12 Unusual Lines
12.1 Game 31: 2...a6; Sidletskiy - Lodici
12.2 Game 32: 2...b6; Struk - Meister
12.3 Game 33: 2...Nf6; Karjakin - Mamedyarov
12.4 Game 34: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5; Arjun - Del Rio de Angelis
12.5 Game 35: 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4; Berg - Johnsen
12.6 Conclusion
13 Exercises
13.1 Exercise 1
13.2 Exercise 2
13.3 Exercise 3
13.4 Exercise 4
13.5 Exercise 5
13.6 Exercise 6
13.7 Exercise 7
13.8 Exercise 8
13.9 Exercise 9
13.10 Exercise 10
13.11 Exercise 11
13.12 Exercise 12
13.13 Exercise 13
13.14 Outro
14 Practice Positions
15 Repertoire Training
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