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Accelerated Dragon if you feel more compromising and are willing to play a more positional game than other Sicilians. For those who say it's bad because of the Maroczy Bind, please do realize that it's breakable...
I've personally shyed from the Dragon, where a slight mistake in some variations can kill you
Originally posted by YUG0slavChicken. 😀
Accelerated Dragon if you feel more compromising and are willing to play a more positional game than other Sicilians. For those who say it's bad because of the Maroczy Bind, please do realize that it's breakable...
I've personally shyed from the Dragon, where a slight mistake in some variations can kill you
Originally posted by !~TONY~!I couldn't agree more, and the Yugoslav Attack is just more fun than everything else.
Haha, yeah, you have to be able to take some beatings in the Dragon, but it's nice to make the mistake once and then know not to do it again. It's one of those openings where experience can go a long way in finding the right moves.
For whoever asked about the Kalashnikov it's similar to a Sveshnikov, and sometimes transposes, but is notably slower and more positional.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 being the key move, white usually gets to set up a maroczy bind though, since black has omitted Nf6 (At least for now).
Originally posted by YUG0slavBetter than getting ground down.
Accelerated Dragon if you feel more compromising and are willing to play a more positional game than other Sicilians. For those who say it's bad because of the Maroczy Bind, please do realize that it's breakable...
I've personally shyed from the Dragon, where a slight mistake in some variations can kill you
And yeah, you're a chicken. 🙂
Originally posted by cmsMasterObviously you've never heard of the Sicilian Lopez Defense, invented by a sloshed Italian Mexican in the late 1600's.
First off, it's R[b]uy Lopez. And second, the Sicilian is 1...c5, so there's no way you can play the Ruy Lopez and the Sicilian at the same time.[/b]
1. e4 e5c5!!
Black immediately stops d4, but at the cost of the d5 square.
Such a stupid joke, I apologize.
Originally posted by arrakisIt is good to be comfortable with both. I've also worked up the Benoni and the Franco-Benoni, making possible games in which I play the French on move 1, the Franco-Benoni on move two, and the Sicilian on move 3:
That's odd. I played the French for over 10 years and switched to the Sicilian. I like the Sicilian much better cause there are more tactics for both sides.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5!!
It kills 'em in blitz!
Originally posted by WulebgrI must say that transpositions can be great weapons, but I don't like your particular transposition. Mainly because by the time you play e5, you have moved that pawn twice and could have instead played Nc6 or even Nf6. Then again, proving that it's bad in blitz could be problematic.
It is good to be comfortable with both. I've also worked up the Benoni and the Franco-Benoni, making possible games in which I play the French on move 1, the Franco-Benoni on move two, and the Sicilian on move 3:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5!!
It kills 'em in blitz!
Originally posted by SpacetimeI tend to play the Najdorf or the Scheveningen.
I am considering becoming a Sicilian player (up till now I always played 1...e5). I am wondering what is a good system to start with? Sicilian players, please post your pet system and describe the type of play that typically develops...
I am looking for a system that offers good development and good attacking chances. I don't want to be defending the ...[text shortened]... hat your rating is if you like to play the Sicilian I will enjoy reading what you have to say.
I don't know too much about the theory of either (I'm just learning as it goes) and I don't have a great record, but the type of play typically involves getting significant piece activity for Black on the Q-side.