Youre definitely a nazdrof type of player. Id go with that.
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"Generally speaking, 'Starting Out' and 'Sicilian Najdorf' are not exactly words that one envisions in the same title, because anyone who is just starting out should not dive into the vast ocean of theory that is the Najdorf. For beginners, the time invested in studying even minor lines can be more productively used solving tactical puzzles and basic endgame technique.
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... In some lines, a good understanding of basic principles will take you far, while in others, such as the Poisoned Pawn (6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Qb6!?), memorization is a must, as one wrong move can cost you the game in the blink of an eye. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf
"... the Dragon ... is the easiest [Sicilian] variation to understand the fundamentals. ... the Dragon is good at club level, but as you start facing better players you're going to find yourself memorizing tons of lines and the latest analysis, ... From my experience with coaching players below 1800, you don't need to do that too much. ..." - Pete Tamburro (2014)
"As a professional player, I participate in many opens. I need at least 7.5/9 for the first place so I have little margin for mistakes. ... It suffices to mention the 6.Bg5-attack with forced variations all the way up to move thirty or more, to understand my reluctance to use the Najdorf. ... The Dragon is even more unfit for a main repertoire. The same long narrow forced variations, many dead drawn endgames in some lines without h4, and on top of all - the unbearable sight of the d5-square, where one White piece replaces another. ... As for the Classical system, it has been sliding downhill for years. Now every one knows that White should choose the Rauzer attack 6.Bg5, castle queenside and enjoy the better position. ... The permanent hole on d5 makes the centre static and dooms the Sveshnikov to be poor on strategical ideas. ... GM Grischuk and many top players also think that the fame of the Scheveningen of the times of K-K matches has faded." - GM Alexander Delchev (2006)
"The Taimanov System ... suits well my style and it brought me good practical results. Another cause of my successes was that my opponents lacked clear models to follow since the variation was not popular at top level. ... However, the second edition of The Safest Sicilian brought about a burst of popularity of my pet system. ... I had to accept deep theoretical disputes in every game. ... I began my migration toward the Kan. ... The play is not forced and both sides have tons of options on every move. This greatly reduces the chance of being caught on a home preparation." - GM Alexander Delchev (April 2014) in The Most Flexible Sicilian
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7407.pdf
"... I will try to predict the future course of developments in the theory of the Sicilian, over the near future. ... The more deeply we study [the position after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4], the more apparent White's advantage will become. The Polugaevsky Variation and the Dragon Variation will die out. The Paulsen and Najdorf Variations will survive longer, but they will face an unenviable fate: it will be hard for them to survive in the face of computer programs and multi-million game databases. ..." - GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2014)
In Starting Out: The Sicilian, GM John Emms (2009) introduces a lot of possibilities.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122350/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen123.pdf
Now which move from black will be considered as najdrof and which will be dragon variation
If I am not wrong this is called open Sicilian!
May 16, 2018
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At club level it is pretty meaningless to worry about variations Thirty moves deep that trouble a 2700 player.
At club level you hardly even have to bother learning the open Sicilian because most games vary on move Two or Three. I play the Kalashnikov which works great. None of my opponents are skilled enough to take advantage of a supposed hole on d5. So it an ideal weapon. But like I say most the time im facing grand prix attack or c3 sicilian or rossalimo, anything but the main line.
Thirty years ago around 75% of Sicilians would be the main line, now it more like 25%
" If you ever play sicilian, play najdorf" Hikaru Nakamura. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ( attacking e4 pawn and calling out the knight to c3 to defend the pawn, you make this move to prevent marocsy bind structre by playing c4) 5. Nc3 a6 (a6 is the start of najdorf, it covers b5 square and prevent Nb5,Bb5)
zhyarhakim wrote:
zhyarhakim wrote: " If you ever play sicilian, play najdorf" Hikaru Nakamura. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ( attacking e4 pawn and calling out the knight to c3 to defend the pawn, you make this move to prevent marocsy bind structre by playing c4) 5. Nc3 a6 (a6 is the start of najdorf, it covers b5 square and prevent Nb5,Bb5)
" If you ever play sicilian, play najdorf" Hikaru Nakamura. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ( attacking e4 pawn and calling out the knight to c3 to defend the pawn, you make this move to prevent marocsy bind structre by playing c4) 5. Nc3 a6 (a6 is the start of najdorf, it covers b5 square and prevent Nb5,Bb5)
I know only 2 Sicilians ie Sicilian nazdrof and Sicilian dragon, which one is better or is there any other good one which i don't know!? Please let me know.....