02 Oct 04
I am a Sicilian player and I know almost all the 100 of variations. It's amazing what players will do to refute any kind of open and balanced Sicilian, strange moves I have seen white use on MOVE 2, in reply, and these are actually quite common in my games:
Bc4, e5, a3, d3, g3, etc. . .
And sometimes there are even stranger moves on moves 3,4,5 and 6!
02 Oct 04
Originally posted by mateulose100 variations wow, i thought i knew a few. Fill in the ones iv missed out :-)
I am a Sicilian player and I know almost all the 100 of variations. It's amazing what players will do to refute any kind of open and balanced Sicilian, strange moves I have seen white use on MOVE 2, in reply, and these are actually quite common in my games:
Bc4, e5, a3, d3, g3, etc. . .
And sometimes there are even stranger moves on moves 3,4,5 and 6!
Accelerated Dragon Dragon
Closed
Grand Prix
Kan
Kalashnikov
Sozin attack
Taimanov
Sveshnikov
Moscow
Morra
Richter Rauzer
Velimirovic
Alapin
Yugoslav
Venice
Schofman
American
Nimzowitsch
Najdorf
Rossolimo
Pelikan
Keres
Kings Knight
Boleslavsky
Scheveningen
Anderssen
Bastrikov
Benko
Canal Attack
English
Botwinnik
Chamelon
Gloria
Lowenthal
Hungarian
Szen
Chekhover
Marshall
Leonhardt
02 Oct 04
Originally posted by mateuloseI don't think 2. d3 or 2. g3 are weird at all....if you play the other of the two on the next move you just have a normal closed sicilian. In response to the post after yours, I do believe 2. Ne2 is called the Chameleon variation due to the fact that after 3. d4, play continues along the main lines and after 3. g3 or 3. d3, it's a closed sicilian!
I am a Sicilian player and I know almost all the 100 of variations. It's amazing what players will do to refute any kind of open and balanced Sicilian, strange moves I have seen white use on MOVE 2, in reply, and these are actually quite common in my games:
Bc4, e5, a3, d3, g3, etc. . .
And sometimes there are even stranger moves on moves 3,4,5 and 6!
03 Oct 04
Well...I'm going to provide more fo the game before you guys know what to call it...I'm not an "expert" like you guys:
1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7, d3 Be7 8. 0-0 d4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. dxe4 0-0 11. Nf4 Bg5 12. c3 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Qh5 b6...
It's a Closed Sicilian...I know that...
03 Oct 04
Originally posted by yamiyokazehttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128455
Well...I'm going to provide more fo the game before you guys know what to call it...I'm not an "expert" like you guys:
1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7, d3 Be7 8. 0-0 d4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. dxe4 0-0 11. Nf4 Bg5 12. c3 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Qh5 b6...
It's a Closed Sicilian...I know that...
Not surprised to see Larsen playing this, he always did like werid openings :-)
Sicilian, Closed (B24)