Any solid variation against the Sicilian?

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Freevision89

I would like to listen your recomendations. In general I would like a solid and positional response against the Sicilian, I feel like if I go into tactical territory I would get crushed as I have never played it as black (well I have tryed and I always loose real quick so...)

kindaspongey

Possibly of interest:

My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vincent-moret/
Opening Repertoire 1 e4
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7819.pdf

Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf

A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/A-Simple-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White-76p3916.htm

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Simple_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf

blueemu

Try looking at the Closed Sicilian (2. Nc3 followed by fianchettoing the LSB to g2).

https://www.365chess.com/opening.php?m=4&n=6&ms=e4.c5.Nc3&ns=3.3.6

kindaspongey

The Closed Sicilian Move by Move by Hansen

ThrillerFan

The open Sicilian lines with Be2 is your best bet.  6.Be2 Najdorf, 6.Be2 and 7.Be3 against the Taimanov (castling Kingside, not Queenside as in the English attack), Classical Dragon, etc.

kindaspongey

(Reported by SoloAjedrez3.)

RivertonKnight

So what would be the seldom used variation, of the Staunton-Cochrane? 🤔😎😉

scrabblechecs

Grand Prix is good 

FrogCDE

Seldom used but much posted about.

RussBell
SpainALEPH wrote:

 

I would like to listen your recomendations. In general I would like a solid and positional response against the Sicilian, I feel like if I go into tactical territory I would get crushed 

 

Based on your comment above, I recommend the Closed Sicilian.....check the 2nd sentence of the 3rd paragraph in this article...

https://www.chess.com/article/view/vassily-smyslov-and-the-closed-sicilian

The best introductory book on the Closed Sicilian....

Starting Out: Closed Sicilian by Richard Palliser...

https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-Closed-Sicilian-Everyman/dp/1857444140/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1557367606&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

kindaspongey

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7715.pdf