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Category: Sicilian Defence

link to What’s The Best Way To Attack The Sicilian Defense as White?

What’s The Best Way To Attack The Sicilian Defense as White?

The best way to attack against the Sicilian Defense with the White pieces is the open variation starting with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 (or 2...Nc6, or 2...e6) 3.d4. The Sicilian Defense is a dangerous...

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What Should Every Chess Player Know About The Sicilian Dragon?

The Sicilian Dragon is one of the most aggressive openings in the Sicilian Defense. We have talked about this in a previous article. Here we would like to go deep into this opening variation to give...

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What Is The Most Aggressive Sicilian Variation? (Najdorf and Dragon)

There’s no doubt that the Sicilian Defense is one of the most aggressive variations Black can play against 1.e4. It’s an aggressive and dynamic line that offers Black excellent chances to fight...

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link to How Can a Beginner Use The Sicilian Defense In Chess?

How Can a Beginner Use The Sicilian Defense In Chess?

On chess forums, you will often see some players and coaches discourage beginners from playing the Sicilian Defense. They think it is too advanced an opening to learn at the basic level against 1.e4....

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Why 5…a6 In The Sicilian Najdorf? Understand The Key Move

One of the sharpest opening in chess is The Sicilian Najdorf with 5...a6. The Najdorf is a variation of The Open Sicilian where the move order goes: e4 c5 (Sicilian)Nf3 d6d4 cxd4Nxd4 (The Open...

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