Closed Sicilian Hansen Carsten
Closed Sicilian Hansen Carsten The opponent who answers 1 e4 with an emphatic 1...c5 (The Sicilian Defence) is often looking for a fight. The Closed Sicilian is an ideal antidote to such aggression.…
Specifikacia Closed Sicilian Hansen Carsten
Closed Sicilian Hansen Carsten
The opponent who answers 1 e4 with an emphatic 1...c5 (The Sicilian Defence) is often looking for a fight. The Closed Sicilian is an ideal antidote to such aggression. Such players can be highly theoretically prepared and itching to launch into their own pet variations after White has opted for the main lines with an early d2-d4.
White's play is logical and the basic ideas are simple to master. In the Closed Sicilian an awareness of the strategies and plans is far more important than the simple memorising of variations. However, do not be fooled into thinking the opening is without venom.
The deliberate and slow burning attack that White often builds up has resulted in numerous fine attacking victories. The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions - a method that