How to win against the Sicilian?
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Mar 29, 2018
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#2
Have a look at a lot of master games (annotated or eg commented on youtube) and then you should get an idea. There of course is no secret how to win every time (against any reasonable opening).
Checkmate the opponent's king. That usually works for most guys. 
Mar 29, 2018
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#4
You might want to look into anti-Sicilians, basically anything except the Open Sicilian lines. The Closed Sicilian is reasonably popular, and the Alapin is perfectly playable. A fascinating try is the Kopec System, characterized by the odd looking Bd3. The idea is to turn the Sicilian into more of a Ruy Lopez type structure.
Grand prix attack is also a good anti sicilian to try out.
It depends on the Sicilian line you're talking about. For example, the Maróczy Bind tends to be the best response to the accelerated dragon(which is what I play) and the Yugoslav attack tends to be good in the regular dragon.
I like the Grand Pric Attack, e4 c5 Nc3 d6 f4
Mar 30, 2018
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#8
Try be2 system they are favorite on Karpov and are more positional and easier to learn.
Play 2 c4 and turn the opening into a Symmetrical English. Refer to the Botvinnik System in the English for more details.
You don't need to learn "tricks" against a particular opening, you need to study chess: middlegame and endgame strategy and lots of tactics. As long as you follow opening principles and get a playable position out of the opening, that's all you need at this point. Don't waste your time on the wrong things.
Mar 30, 2018
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#12
Just stack up pressure against the d-file if they're not playing the dragon. If they play the accelerated dragon play an early Nxc6 and they're out of book and there are a few traps you can use. If they play the regular dragon play f4 and go for the simple trap line.
Works for me about 25% of the time against 2200+ players, and if they don't fall for it it's even anyway
Mar 30, 2018
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#13
The simple answer: U can win against the Sicilian only if your opponent makes a mistake. 
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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:
A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Sam Collins
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Simple_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf
My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Vincent Moret
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
The King's Indian attack - Move by Move by GM Neil McDonald (2014)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
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
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/944.pdf
Starting Out: Closed Sicilian by Richard Palliser (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf
The Closed Sicilian - Move by Move by FM Carsten Hansen (2017)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7715.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
Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman (2012) https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen160.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
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
Coming soon:
Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian & French by John Shaw
If you decide to go for the open Sicilian, you could look in:
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
The Chameleon Variation
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/59dd1b9e2278e7c9307e826c/1507662752754/cham_sic_excerpt.pdf
Sabotaging the Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann Defenses with 2.b3
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5a297ea4e4966b8324237790/1512668837756/sabotage_excerpt.pdf
Hello everyone. 2 yrs back, I was an e4 player. But, whenever someone used the Sicilian against me, I used to lose my games... so I switched to d4.... but I wanna explore different openings coz I cant keep playing d4 always.. so if u guys know any tricks or any repertoire against the sicilian.. do let me know... thanks in advance!!