Attacking the sicilian head-on with the open sicilian

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zingsanity007

Here's an article for you guys who play the open sicilian, including myself.

 

The yugoslav attack for the sicilian dragon.

 

The Keres attack for the shevenigen.

 

The English attack for the Najdorf

 

The reti variation of the paulsen variation.

 

The Szen variation main line.

 

The pin variation main line.

 

I swear there are many more sicilian variations, but learning the main lines or attacks will give you a playable midgame.

DrizztD

Nice compilation! I've dabbled in the open sicilian, and I'm finding I like them better than the Smith-Morra gambit. Personally, I recommend f3 before Be3 in the English attack, because black might just play Ng4 and the game is much different.