Closed Sicilian
early f4, gp attack
Play early bb5
What opening do you prefer to counter the sicilian?
Sort:
E4, C5, C3...and go from there...
r2d2bb8 wrote:
Fischer-Sozin Attack with Bc4, 0-0, f4, f5 or the variations with Bc4 Be3 Qe2 0-0-0. The 0-0-0 variations are really fun. @blueemu had a great game in that variation, you can message him/her about it.
alright thank you!
HolographWars wrote:
Closed Sicilian
early f4, gp attack
Play early bb5
yeah thats how the GP attack goes then Qe1 and on
bodhilien wrote:
E4, C5, C3...and go from there...
the alpin?
to be fair, they're plenty of options with the c3... just makes sense to fight for/control d4 with the pawn imo
but I'm no expert... however GM's use various c3 systems so if it's good enough for them...
#10 The Smith Morra is good at club level, best for players under 1600 but it's also playable 1600-2000. White's plan is pretty much the same in all variations. This is the main line:
The only counter against the Morra gambit is when they transpose to the Alapin:
Some Smith Morra games:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1141196
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1630005
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1645109
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1609652
NonSequitur7 wrote:
#10 The Smith Morra is good at club level, best for players under 1600 but it's also playable 1600-2000. White's plan is pretty much the same in all variations. This is the main line:
The only counter against the Morra gambit is when they transpose to the Alapin:
Some Smith Morra games:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1141196
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1630005
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Aug 17, 2018
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#31
I also play the Grand Prix, mostly because it meshes well with the rest of my repertoire. I like the Smith Morra (the main line that NonSequitur7 posted tempted me for a moment!), but at the end of the day the Alapin seems a little too dry. Or "disorganized", maybe?
What do you not like about the Grand Prix that you like about the Alapin?
d0su wrote:
I also play the Grand Prix, mostly because it meshes well with the rest of my repertoire. I like the Smith Morra (the main line that NonSequitur7 posted tempted me for a moment!), but at the end of the day the Alapin seems a little too dry. Or "disorganized", maybe?
What do you not like about the Grand Prix that you like about the Alapin?
well, i dont like the alapin as well, but the smith morra is an attacking gambit, and it seems necessary to gambit a pawn for an attacking position
Oct 29, 2018
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#33
I don't even play e4, join the c4 community. You don't have to study that much. It gives a nice queenside attack.
Oct 29, 2018
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#34
In the open sicilian with 2Nf3, followed by 3d4 don't have to play the most theoretical lines. For example Be2, followed by king-side castling is reasonable against most of black's tries. The resulting positions have more potential than most anti-sicilian lines.
alapin!!!
A number of possibilities are discussed in:
Starting Out: The Sicilian by GM John Emms (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122350/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen123.pdf
Suggestions can be found in:
My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Vincent Moret
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
The Grand Prix Attack by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626232217/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen171.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/979.pdf
Opening Repertoire: 1 e4
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7819.pdf
The Rossolimo Sicilian by Victor Bologan
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626195254/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen147.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/952.pdf
Rossolimo and Friends by Alexei Kornev (2015)
http://gainesvillechesstraining.com/?page_id=393
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7501.pdf
A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Sam Collins
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
The Complete c3 Sicilian by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626234618/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen141.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/944.pdf
The King's Indian attack - Move by Move by GM Neil McDonald (2014)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
The Closed Sicilian - Move by Move by FM Carsten Hansen (2017)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7715.pdf
Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman (2012) https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.pdf
The Modern Anti-Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.a3 by Sergei Soloviov (2014)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7393.pdf
A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid by Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9020.pdf
Sabotaging the Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann Defenses with 2.b3
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/3730.pdf
If you decide to go for the open Sicilian, you could look in:
Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1e4SicilianMainLines-excerpt.pdf
Playing 1.e4 - French Defence and Sicilian Sidelines
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1e4FrenchDefenceSicilianSidelines-excerpt.pdf
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
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7080.pdf
Steamrolling the Sicilian by Sergey Kasparov (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101148/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen174.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/987.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
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7500.pdf
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I by Parimarjan Negi
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Negi_1e4_vs_the_Sicilian_One-excerpt.pdf
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II by Parimarjan Negi
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GrandmasterRepertoire1e4vsSicilianII-excerpt.pdf
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian III by Parimarjan Negi
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/1e4vsSicilianIII-excerpt.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
edisonnqu wrote:
Hey, i recently started playing 1.e4, and i tried out the Grand Prix and 2. Nf3 3. d4 but i do not understand it as much as the grand prix, but i do not enjoy playing the grand prix either, so can you guys show me your opening repertoire?
Alpin varition is the best to counter sicilian
Fischer-Sozin Attack with Bc4, 0-0, f4, f5 or the variations with Bc4 Be3 Qe2 0-0-0. The 0-0-0 variations are really fun. @blueemu had a great game in that variation, you can message him/her about it.