what is the best anti Sicilian for white? - Chess Forums

Cali_boy613

May 4, 2017

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#1

Grand Prix, smith Mora, alapin etc.

btl1230

May 4, 2017

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#2

I prefer Bb5

PositiveSync

May 4, 2017

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#3

It should be 1.d4 as this is the only move that counters 1...c5

Yigor

May 4, 2017

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#4

hello05677 wrote:

It should be 1.d4 as this is the only move that counters 1...c5

Not the only one. There is also the good old Wing gambit 2. b4 played already by Greco!

Sqod

May 5, 2017

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#5

Define "best."

schachfan1

May 7, 2017

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#6

LewisTu пишет:

Nadjorf

Read the name of the forum before writing ...

schachfan1

May 7, 2017

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hello05677 пишет:

It should be 1.d4 as this is the only move that counters 1...c5

1.b4 might be also taken into consideration against 1. ... c5. As for anti-sicilian, I am fond of 2.b4, the Sicilian Wing Gambit.

street_figther2turbo

May 7, 2017

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#8

I think the great I2Q recommended the Grand Prix Attack, he won many games with that defense-.

MickinMD

May 7, 2017

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#9

I like the potential of the Closed Sicilian for White because you get an early pawn to f4 and grab a lot of space, but I haven't been able to make in work in unrated or vs engine games.

I've had decent success with the c3 (Alapin) Sicilian which can sometimes be transposed into a French Defense, which usually isn't the style of the Black player.

jacobasstorius

May 7, 2017

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#10

1. d4 or 1.c4

RubenHogenhout

May 7, 2017

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#11

hello05677 schreef:

It should be 1.d4 as this is the only move that counters 1...c5

On 1.d4 c5 is also possible. After 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 we have the good old Benoni wall.

Cali_boy613

May 7, 2017

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#12

What about between the Grand Prix, wing gambit and smith Mora gambit?

Brobotics_brofessor

May 7, 2017

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#13

A great way to avoid any possible transposition to the Sicilian is to play 1. b4! so he cant play c5.

NM LogoCzar

May 7, 2017

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#14

1.d4

Chase11eleven

May 7, 2017

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btl1230 wrote:

I prefer Bb5

Out of all anti-sicilians, I also think Bb5+ is the best. A sicilian player myself, it is always annoying to play against. It's actually one of the reasons why I switched from the Najdorf to the Kan variation. The other reasons being mostly that I don't consistently get decent positions with the Najdorf and the Kan basically plays itself.

NM LogoCzar

May 7, 2017

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Chase11eleven wrote:

btl1230 wrote:

I prefer Bb5

Out of all anti-sicilians, I also think Bb5+ is the best. A sicilian player myself, it is always annoying to play against. It's actually one of the reasons why I switched from the Najdorf to the Kan variation. The other reasons being mostly that I don't consistently get decent positions with the Najdorf, but the Kan basically plays itself.

If black knows what to do, he can easily equalize after 3.Bb5+.

For example:

kindaspongey

May 7, 2017

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Brobotics_brofessor

May 7, 2017

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NM dpnorman

May 7, 2017

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logozar wrote:

Chase11eleven wrote:

btl1230 wrote:

I prefer Bb5

Out of all anti-sicilians, I also think Bb5+ is the best. A sicilian player myself, it is always annoying to play against. It's actually one of the reasons why I switched from the Najdorf to the Kan variation. The other reasons being mostly that I don't consistently get decent positions with the Najdorf, but the Kan basically plays itself.

If black knows what to do, he can easily equalize after 3.Bb5+.

For example:

I have a few minor disagreements with your post.

1) The position after 5. c4 where you have black playing e5!? I would not call equal. White has some symbolic advantage of better bishop, which can be very serious if the position opens somehow. Not saying it's much, but I'd take white.

2) There are other, better tries for an advantage for white after 5. 0-0 than what you gave. Not sure if there's anything concrete, but there's a lot of room for white to find something. White can play with Qe2+b3, or Qe2+Rd1, or 5...Nf6 6. e5!?, which may be equality, but maybe not as easy as you say.

Talking again about 5. c4, another site has a lengthy series of videos by Robin Van Kampen about how to play with white and he claims some advantage. I may try to find it and see what he says. Until then, white has another setup you don't mention, which involves an early b3. See the game Étienne Bacrot vs Anish Giri (I think from 2013?) and you'll see how white can play.

SAGM001

May 7, 2017

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#20

2. b4