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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This game will illustrate typical plans for Black in the Closed Sicilian. Known as the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon this allows Black to side-step the annoying Bb5 lines and still keep some nasty surprises for an unsuspecting White player. White still had a chance to transpose into an open Sicilian with 3. Nf3 followed by d4 or 3. Nge2 and d4, however, 3. g3 indicates his willingness to keep the… |
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Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This is a game between me (tomwhufc) and my good friend maarten. The opening is the sicilian in wich black blocks the centre with a kind of stonewall formation. At this point I was planning on using the Grand Prix attack ( 2...d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 .) As you will see black has other plans. This move clamps the d4 square. This seems at first sight to be a very strong move challenging for the… |
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Annotated by dwillv (891): The normal opening move for a fairly aggressive player. Usually results in a sharp, competitive beginning. Not the usual line in the silican. Developing pieces is the most important part in the opening. ? Pretty useless. If he wanted the f-bishop to develop, why not e5? Extra protection for the e-pawn, so the c-knight can move better. Also allows the black squared bishop to develop. In … |
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Annotated by nemmers (1410): The Interservice Chess Championships is a tournament held every year in which each of the four services (Army, Navy, Air Force & Marine Corps) send six of their best players to compete in a team competition against the other branches. It is a long, tough tournament -- grueling, some might say -- especially for a guy like me who's sitting at the rung just above the floor on the wallchart. Some… |
