Hi fellow chess enthusiasts! I am eager to hear from players who have used these sicilian openings for black. i have studied some of the connections of the openings, in terms of their pawn structure. especially during opening, when the opponent transposes! i have noticed that the closed sicilian, the taimanov and the pelikan are related in someway...anyone agree? i need some discussion regarding this, to verify if my analysis is correct. thanks!
Actually, I would say that the structures in those are completely different. In the Closed, white doesn't push d4, therefore he never opens the c-file, resulting in positions unique to that system. The Taimanov is an open Sicilian variation, with the typical a6-e6 pawns. The Pelikan is also an open Sicilian but when black pushes e5, he radically alters the structure, leaving a giant hole on d5, and a semi-weak pawn on d6. Games in the Pelikan normally revolve around those two points! 😀
Hi Tony! Good to know someone is familiar with the openings i mentioned. well, you are correct. i guess what i wanted to ask was black should be able to adjust in the transposition that white offers. and with the kknowledge in pelikan, closed and taimanov sicilian. black should do well in the opening. but of course, playing taimanov, black should also know kan and scheveningen.also if black plays pelikan he should be familiar with rossolimo as well.🙂