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Countering All the Sicilian Sidelines
Course
113 episodes
(4 hours 38 min)
(4 hours 38 min)
Creators
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
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! ...
See moreIn 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:
Once you finish the course, you’ll be well-equipped to handle any Sicilian sideline that you face.
Let’s jump in!
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.
Course Content
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113
Episodes -
4 hours 38 min
4.9
Students give this course an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Anand Pun
Very Good
Angel Sis
Nice course, thank you sir. But I guess we need the pgn.
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks, Angel for your kind words,
Aware of PGN situation, planning to have it for sure :-)
Angel Sis
Where are the pgn sir?
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Dear Angel,
As mentioned in your other feedback, Planning to have them soon :-)
If you have this kind of questions, please put them in the forum :-)
Seshi Ammasani
Really good course but where is the PGN?Would give 6 stars if I could
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for kind words :-)
This one's PGN is super-large and will be added very soon :-)
Seshi Ammasani
Thank you!
Anastasiia Osadchuk
Hi there! Cann't see Alapin variation here
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Dear Anastasiia,
Alapin is a separate course and here is the link
https://chessmood.com/course/counter-sicilian-alapin
Hope you enjoy it :-)
Anastasiia Osadchuk
Yes, found already. Thank you)
Varvara Usoltseva
Thank you SO much GM Gabuzyan and all the Chessmood team! I`m crushing my opponents OTB in Sicilian and have a very high win rate against 1.e4. In my last classical OTB tournament and won 75 FIDE rating points!
Nati Pupko
Great course, thanks!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thank you too :-)
Sai Krishna
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
:) :) :)
Mohit Karangad
Great Course, just getting started and I love it. It’s solving a lot of problems I had with sidelines I had as I was already an accelerated dragon player.
However , in Section 5 with 2.Nc3 and 3.Bb5 , Gabuzyan doesn’t talk about what to do against 5.f4. I understand this is not a common move but I’m prepping for a player who plays this and so how should I play?
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for your kind words!
The f4 idea is covered in many other situations, it's hard to include it everywhere. But Black has nothing to worry about after that move - not a dangerous idea. Black can aim for the e6-d5 typical idea.
Mohit Karangad
I found a solution just like you mentioned above and won a clean game. in the final round. Thanks so much👍👍
Sahasra Vijay
It is pretty nice but I want all the sidelines so I can do better like the McDonnell defence
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for nice words, and I am curious to know which sidelines are missing? Cuz I thought the list is complete :-)
I tried to cover all at least little reasonable options of white.
jai kothri
5 stars but please add advanced section again for chessmood vs chessmood part
Kailas Goliwadekar
can you please upload the PGN file then the course will be fantastic
ChessMood
We're adding 2 more sections and then adding the PGN! :)
Thanks! :)
Kailas Goliwadekar
Vincent Chessmood
Druva Sookraj
Wow!
Very in-depth.
Konstantinos Pantelakis
!!!
Arturo Cuellar
Hello, I would appreciate adding the British variation 1.e4 c5, 2.Be2!? followed by f4, thanks.
ChessMood
We included this variation in the course. Section 6. Happy learning!
Daakshin Arun
Very complete And interesting
Cristina Svensson
sasmi sithumsa
good course...
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Artyom Manukyan
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Ovi - Silver Cloud
Very complete, thanks G!
David Hakhinyan
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GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
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