Sicilian Defense
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An Anti-Sicilian Line b3 before d4 - Chess Lecture - Volume 92 With FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos$19.95 -
The Exchange Sacrifice on c3 in the Sicilian - Chess Lecture - Volume 98 Hosted by GM Bryan Smith$19.95 -
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Dealing with the Bishop to b5 in the Sicilian - Chess Lecture - Volume 127 by IM Bill Paschall$19.95 -
Studies in: The Najdorf Sicilian - 2 DVDs - Chess Lecture - Volume 130 Hosted by IM David Vigorito$49.95 -
The Sicilian Defense, a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. e4 c5, is
one of the most popular and highest scoring Black responses to the King's Pawn
Opening - 1. e4. With 1... c5, Black asserts control over the critical d4 square
and launches an aggressive counter-attack to seize control of the center of the
chess board. By choosing to play the Sicilian Defense, Black is willing to offer
White both the initiative of the Kingside and an advantage in piece development
opportunities in exchange for an advanced Queenside pawn and a spatial advantage
that often lead to flank attacks.
Popular Variations of the Sicilian
Defense: Najdorf Sicilian, Schveshnikov Sicilian, Scheveningen
Sicilian
Practitioners of the Sicilian Defense: Bobby
Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail
Tal, Viswanathan
Anand, Boris
Gelfand and Alexei
Shirov