The Sicilian, 1… c5, is the most popular and best-scoring response to 1. e4.
Featured Video: A classic from the early days, an Open Sicilian between Alexander McDonnell and Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais
Detailed Lines:
- Sicilian Dragon
- Sicilian Moscow Variation (Canal-Sokolsky)
- Sicilian Najdorf
- Sicilian Rossolimo
- Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
- Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit
- Sicilian Sveshnikov
- Sicilian Taimanov
Opening Theory:
- Refuting the Sicilian Grand Prix Attack
- An overview of the Closed Sicilian
- The Sicilian – a general introduction
- Sicilian – Main Open Variations – Kan, Four Knights, Taimanov and Accelerated Dragon
- Sicilian Defence – Najdorf, English Attack
- Fischer with the Sicilian
Games:
- Carlsen vs Svidler – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd4 – opening mess
- Karjakin vs Wang Hao – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd3 – flying start with a 90′s favourite
- Carlsen vs Ivanchuk – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Candidates Rd12 – outplaying the number 1
- Grischuk vs Ivanchuk – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Candidates Rd8 – falling flag again
- Carlsen vs Nakamura – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Tata Steel Rd12 – sealing the title with a win
- Nakamura vs Giri – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Tata Steel Rd9 – initiative for black
- Hou Yifan vs Caruana – Sicilian Kan – 2013 Tata Steel Rd 7 – pressing hard with the Kan
- Karpov vs Kasparov – Sicilian Defence – 1985 World Chess Championship Rd16 – famous opening bombshell
- Hou Yifan vs Nakamura – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Tata Steel Rd5 – overly pressing
- Van Wely vs Hou Yifan – Sicilian Closed – 2013 Tata Steel Rd2 – a surprise from Van Wely
- Svidler vs van Wely – Sicilian Defence – Corus 2005 – neat miniature
- Anand vs Dreev – Sicilian Richter-Rauzer – Linares, 1997 – taking advantage of minor inaccuracies before the final swoop
- Nakamura vs Carlsen – Sicilian Alapin – 2012 London Chess Classic Rd7 – an unfamiliar opening and a smashing sacrifice
- Carlsen vs Jones – Sicilian Defence – 2012 London Chess Classic Rd4 – queen sacrifice
- Adams vs J. Polgar – Sicilian Defence – 2012 London Chess Classic Rd3 – Unusual line leading to a quick advantage
- Caruana vs Carlsen – Sicilian Defence – 2012 Bilbao Masters Blitz Tiebreak Rd2
- Carlsen vs Anand – Sicilian Canal Attack – 2012 Bilbao Masters Rd9 – outplaying the World Champion
- Grischuk vs Gelfand – Closed Sicilian – 2012 FIDE London Grand Prix Rd9 – offbeat Closed Sicilian
- Karpov vs Torre – Sicilian Defense – Manila, 1976
- Isgandarova vs Ushenina – Sicilian Defence – 2012 Women’s Chess Olympiad Rd6 – instructive Chekhover variation
- Polgar vs Kurmann – Sicilian Defence – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd3 – dark square weaknesses
- Adams vs Dominguez Perez – Sicilian Defence – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd3 – positional battle
- Short vs Fier – Sicilian Grand Prix – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd2
- Al-Modiahki vs Ivanchuk – Sicilian Defence – 2012 Chess Olympiad Round 2
- Alekhine vs Levenfish – Sicilian Defence – Vilnius 1912
- Schnitzler vs Eberle – Sicilian Defence – Dusseldorf, 1861 – Unusual miniature
- Gormally vs Storey – Sicilian Defence – 2012 British Championship Rd 7
- McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais – Sicilian Defence – 1834 – classic from the early days
- Nakamura vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 1
- Nakamura vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 2
- Nakamura vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 3
- Ivanchuk vs van Wely, Corus 2010 – Najdorf Variation
- Tiviakov vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 1
- Tiviakov vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 2
- Nakamura vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 1 – Najdorf Variation
- Nakamura vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 2 – Najdorf Variation
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