By popular request, our new opening is the Ruy Lopez. I have unlocked the forum topic and locked our roster for the team match. This doesn't mean that you should stop studying the Sicilian Defence: Alapin Variation, it only means that our tournam...
We need help in this team match: http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=229528
We are desperately outmatched, and we need you all (especially the higher-rated ones of us) to join.
Hey guys, as you know, this week's opening is the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. We have a team match on this opening, http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=224460, that I recommend you all join. If you would rather not, please message me...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence
To understand a variation of an opening, you must first understand the opening. Attatched is the link to an article on the sicilian defense.
For week 1, we are starting with the most popular opening, the Sicilian Defense Alpinian Variation. http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/B22_Sicilian_Defense_Alapin_Variation