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2. Countering All the Sicilian Sidelines

Countering All the Sicilian Sidelines

Course 113 episodes
(4 hours 38 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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The mainlines of Sicilian Defense, starting after 2.Nf3, are often sharp with many complex variations. Studying them is too time-consuming.

So many 1.e4 players, who don’t have much time to study openings, will prefer to play an Anti-Sicilian Setup.

Even at ChessMood we recommend playing the Closed Sicilian with 2.Nc3 for the White pieces.

So if you play the Sicilian you need to be well prepared against its sidelines too! ...

In this course you'll see how to play against sidelines lines like Alapin (2.c3), Anti-Sicilian (2.Nc3 variation), Morra Gambit (2.d4) and rare moves like 2.b4, 2.b3, 2.g3, 2.f4.

Below are some of the positions taken from the course:

Crushing all Sicilian sidelines

Once you finish the course, you’ll be well-equipped to handle any Sicilian sideline that you face.

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What you'll learn

A move-by-move repertoire to playing against 2.Nc3 Anti-Sicilian, including how to counter our own ChessMood repertoire with White!
Why do players with White prefer to play the Sicilian sidelines instead of the mainline (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)?
How to counter White's Grand Prix Attack in this opening?
How to counter the Closed Sicilian where White plays 2.Nc3, 3.g3 setup.
Fighting against other sidelines like 2.Bc4, 2.Be2.
How to fight for an opening advantage against surprising 2nd moves like 2.b3, 2.f4, 2.b4, 2.g3.
Model games to help you understand ideas in this line better and much more.

Lesson Plan

113 episode(s) 4 hours 38 min

1. Introduction

2. Evaluating 2.Bc4 system

Unlocked 1m 57s

3. Explanation for black's choice

Unlocked 1m 27s

4. afrim13 - Ave_ChessMood

Unlocked 7m 59s

5. LichterderGrossstadt - ChessMood

Unlocked 4m 16s

6. Blundering with Bg5

Unlocked 4m 19s

7. Diaz R. - Strikovic A.

Unlocked 4m 19s

8. bayanbatbayna - Ave_ChessMood

9. Introduction to concrete theory - White's options

Unlocked 1m 10s

11. Introduction to 4.Nc3

Unlocked 3m 21s

12. 4.Nc3 - 5.d4

Unlocked 4m 38s

13. Lima P. - Damaso R.

Unlocked 1m 51s

14. Introduction to 4.e5

Unlocked 3m 49s

15. White options - Introduction to extra variation

16. Introduction to 4.Bc4 - Explaining Black's choice

Unlocked 2m 15s

17. 4.Bc4 - 6.d3

Unlocked 2m 58s

1. Introduction

2. White's options

4. Model game with 6.Nf3

6. Nevednichy V. - Fedorov A.

7. Jobava V. - Zhigalko A.

8. Calton B. - Reshevsky S.

10. Khouseinov R. - Dydyshko V.

11. Koukoufikis A. - Kotronias V.

13. How to react against g4?

14. 9.Be3 - The main line

15. Starostits I. - Georgiev K.

16. The idea of 9...b6

1. Introduction

2. Why it's not good anymore

6. NN - Gabuzyan

1. Introduction

6. A model game

1. Introduction

3. Introduction to 4.Bc4

5. Destroying the trap

6. The problem of 5.Nf3

7. Other options on the 7th move

9. Introduction to 5.Nge2

10. The strong way to counter

11. Le Roux P. - Tirard H.

16. Conclusion of 4.Bc4

17. 4.Ba4 - the old move

18. 4.a4 - transpositions

19. Introduction to the Chessmood variation

20. ChessMood vs ChessMood? How to deal with this?

21. The interesting plan

22. Safarli E. - Grachev B.

1. Introduction

2. Explanation of Black's choice

5. 3.d3 - 5.Nc3

6. 3.d3 - 5.Nd2

8. 3.exd5 - 4.c4 - Pawn sacrifice for monster activity

9. 3.exd4 - 4.Bb5+

1. Introduction

2. Ideas of 2.Be2

3. Our strategy against 2.Be2

4. Main idea against 2.Be2

5. Other options on the 5th move

6. The endgame option

1. Introduction

2. Smith-Morra gambit

3. The Wing gambit

5. Portsmouth gambit

6. Tricky option of White

1. Introduction

5

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Course 113 episodes (4 hours 38 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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