Sicilian for 1200 Elo
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I play the Sicilian hyperaccelerated dragon but opponents in my rating range don’t play theory, they usually go for the bowdler attack or some random opening. What Sicilian variation should I play?
Nov 15, 2023
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If you want to play Sicilian, you must study the antiSicilian like Bowler attack, Alapin, Morra Gambit, Grand Prix Attack, Close Sicilian and Rossolimo.. Have fun studying and playing the Sicilian.
You are looking at the problem in the wrong way. You will always have to deal with a plethora of Anti-Sicilian lines before you even have the opportunity to play your line. You can either try to understand how to play against any Anti-Sicilian line you will encounter or choose a different defense where you know how to proceed when the main lines aren't played.
Nov 15, 2023
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1) why play sicilian?
2) hyper-accelerated can be played as a system, what’s the problem?
2) hyper-accelerated can be played as a system, what’s the problem?
You must play the best move for the position when theory is not known to you. Meaning that Bc4 requires e6 to block the diagonal, so hyperaccelerated dragon is not available. Ultimately black only has a handfull of candidate moves in the Sicilian opening so knowing why they work will decide when you play them and what works with each set up. Stop your oponent's idea and attack queen side.
Your question doesn't really make sense. If your opponents are going to play things like 2.Bc4 or other very early variants, it really won't make any difference whether you play the Najdorf, the Dragon, or any other standard variations. You won't get to the mainlines of those variations
Bowdler attack happens a lot that I just have e6 ingrained in my head to play. I can thank my 400-500 elo friend. However usually I learn mainlines and then the “what people my level” will play. A good app is to use Chessbook, the one that lets you make repertoires for your elo and scans for people around your elo and their likely move (not the best but not horrible)