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If you want to improve, play the Open. It's much more interesting than the other lines, and tries for an advantage. Besides, there are plenty of lines within the Open Sicilian which are easy to play and still have bite. Early a4 lines against Najdorf for example. Stuff like that.
Against 2...Nc6, though, I am a firm believer in the Rossolimo, and so you should look into those lines if you're having trouble with things like the Sveshnikov/Pelikans
I agree. Open Sicilians are much more fun. And all this talk about theory is overrated at the <2000 level in my opinion. I play the English Attack and have decent results without knowing any theory.
In Starting Out: The Sicilian, GM John Emms introduces a lot of possibilities.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122350/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen123.pdf
Suggestions can be found in:
Chris Baker's A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/more-nco-gambits-and-repertoires
John Emms's Attacking with 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627003909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/one-book-repertoires-online-bargain
Kaufman's original repertoire book, The Chess Advantage in Black and White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626223458/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen62.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/in-the-beginning-there-was-theory
Sam Collins's An Attacking Repertoire for White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122005/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen66.pdf
Neil McDonald's Starting Out 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/opening-books-en-masse-part-3
Chess Openings for White, Explained by Alburt, Dzindzichashvili & Perelshteyn (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626210017/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen132.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/good...good...good...disastrous
The King's Indian attack - Move by Move by GM Neil McDonald (2014)
Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by John Emms (2005)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627034051/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen81.pdf
The Complete c3 Sicilian by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626234618/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen141.pdf
How to Beat the Sicilian Defence by Gawain Jones (2011)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626195254/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen147.pdf
Starting Out: Closed Sicilian by Richard Palliser (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf
The Grand Prix Attack by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626232217/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen171.pdf
Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman (2012) https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.pdf
Rossolimo and Friends by Alexei Kornev (2015)
http://gainesvillechesstraining.com/?page_id=393
The Modern Anti-Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.a3 by Sergei Soloviov (2014)
A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid by Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov
Taming the Sicilian by Nigel Davies (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627033203/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen46.pdf
Experts vs. the Sicilian edited by Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626225408/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen71.pdf
Seven Ways to Smash the Sicilian by Yuri Lapshun & Nick Conticello (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627015506/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen126.pdf
Dismantling the Sicilian by Jesus de la Villa (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627002658/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen129.pdf
Sicilian Attacks by Yuri Yakovich (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627063241/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen145.pdf
Slay the Sicilian by Timothy Taylor (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.pdf
Steamrolling the Sicilian by Sergey Kasparov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101148/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen174.pdf
MODERNIZED: The Open Sicilian written by IM Zhanibek Amanov and FM Kostya Kavutskiy (2015)
http://claudiamunoz.com/index.php/en/chess-book-reviews/5430-my-book-review-modernized-the-open-sicilian
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I by Parimarjan Negi
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II by Parimarjan Negi
Coming soon:
Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian & French by John Shaw
A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire For White by Sam Collins
Thanks everyone for the ideas. Like i said i dont mind playing the open sicillan. I would probable enjoy it considering i play the dragon as black. However i dont want to play the full main lines
Any ideas for open sicillan lines that dont have too exhaustive theory
Shobhin wrote:
Hi guys
I am around 1700 standard...
That is an outright lie.
Shobhin wrote:
Any ideas for open sicillan lines that dont have too exhaustive theory
That sort of question is somewhat subjective, but, for what it is worth, my guess is that these are the books from my previous list that might be seen as presenting approaches to the open Sicilian without involving "too exhaustive theory".
Taming the Sicilian by Nigel Davies (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627033203/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen46.pdf
Slay the Sicilian by Timothy Taylor (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.pdf
Steamrolling the Sicilian by Sergey Kasparov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101148/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen174.pdf
CuddlyMonkey wrote:
Shobhin wrote:
Hi guys
I am around 1700 standard...
That is an outright lie.
My ecf is 114 which i think is around 1620 btw
ylblai2 wrote:
Shobhin wrote:
Any ideas for open sicillan lines that dont have too exhaustive theory
That sort of question is somewhat subjective, but, for what it is worth, my guess is that these are the books from my previous list that might be seen as presenting approaches to the open Sicilian without involving "too exhaustive theory".
Taming the Sicilian by Nigel Davies (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627033203/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen46.pdf
Slay the Sicilian by Timothy Taylor (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.pdf
Steamrolling the Sicilian by Sergey Kasparov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101148/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen174
Thanks i will look into these books
I know nothing about ECF ratings. What I do know is that you aren't even close to 1620, let alone the 1700 it turns out you were lying and wrong about.
CuddlyMonkey wrote:
I know nothing about ECF ratings. What I do know is that you aren't even close to 1620, let alone the 1700 it turns out you were lying and wrong about.
Im not sure how you can make this judgement. I play more on chesscube.com. It is just they do not have this blog feature. My brother plays on this account.
Secondly if you do not want to help me please do not put comments like this, without the full knowledge.
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The Addams attack, 6.h3, comes to mind. Rossolimo as well.
Have a look at this YouTube video from Melbourne Chess Club. I've tried this system out this year and had excellent results with it over the board.
Hi guys
I am around 1700 standard, however i am having trouble finding a repetoire against the scillian. I am not sure wheter to go for the open scillian or look at some other alternatives. I dont mind theory, but not too much. I play the dragon and slav as black with good sucess. Please advise