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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): I promised, to make a comprehensive annotation concerning how to handle the Sicilian: but some games are hard to reproduce; so I cooked up a new one... this was as close, as I could get: in instructing my approach, to the Sicilian... we do not pay attention to White for a while: we steer at the Hungarian variation... we still ignore, Whites' play... sorry: a little distraction... still on… |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): My dear friend Elena has asked me to annotate this game for her. So I do so! Black decides on the Sicilian Defence! White opts for a closed version of it. I think this move rather lacks bite. Black develops sensibly As does white This is quite sound too Sound development, but again rather lacking bite. What is White's plan exactly here? After White's rather unambitious opening, I would have… |
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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): every game, is a new one: a girl, is always in anticipation... at least, a decent opening... against Nb5... you tell me... this is Sicilian day: so d5, is in order... White is not getting anywhere, soon... always a sign, of a winning Sicilian: playing d4, before White does... now, for some serious chess... against Ng5... here is why... g3 is a target: we let it… |
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Annotated by ghal (1845): I began my league match as white with D4 after seeing this move in this game. I was unaware at this point of how badly ignoring the rules of the opening would be his ruin. Sicilian. He was higher rated by 85 pts, and he wanted to attack. So I wanted to provoke him. A feeling of elation for black. A bad opening move against the sicilian. Often temping, because 3.QF3 is a cheap mating setup. … |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): This game is included because of a possibility which came up. What I want you to do is to play through this and tell me what you would have done if White had played a differently on move 14. My usual Sicilian This is not too bad, although not very common, as it is not very aggressive. And this is bad, developing the knight to a bad square. The knight belongs on c3 or d2 where it has move… |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): This is another game I had with the lovely MissLoly. I played e5 in our previous game, so I do somethng different. A good move, developing a piece to a good square and striking at f7. So I blunt the power of that bishop. Another good move, developing a piece. So I "threaten" a queen side pawn expansion, but she can just ignore it, like she did. She continues to develop. So I attack. Bishop drops … |
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Annotated by rocksy123 (1200): A good move to start the game. White plants a pawn in the centre whilst giving squares to both his Bishop and his Queen. Definitely one of the best possible moves at the start of the game...so good that the great man Robert J. Fischer gave it an exclamation mark! Of the many options open to him, Black chooses to play the Sicilian Defence - Which leads to some of the most common positions seen on … |
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Annotated by bzbright (1200): 1...c5. The Sicilian. Depending on White's response, good second moves include 2...Nc6, and 2...d6. But as you can see from the next sequence, the best way to defeat the early Bc4 is with a slow build-up of strong pawns. 2. Bc4? The early Bishop. White attempts to stake a further claim to the pivotal d5 square while ignoring the fact that neither of his developed pieces are defended. This… |
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Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): I played this game at a tournament at LAX Hilton in Los Angeles. White and I were both in the running for second in the U1800 section. This is the most common response to e4. Slightly less common are e5, e6, and c6. The most common move is Nf3. This variation is somewhat dubious since it's too early to decide where the bishop should be developed. But there is nothing totally wrong with early Bc4 … |
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Annotated by orangutan (1947): I had just met this opponent in blitz - we played an interesting game, and afterwards he challenged me with the same variation. I seem to be coming up against this variation a lot. 2 ...e6 is solid - I sometimes like to defer it in the hope of transposing into something like a Dragon. ....but white's attack on f7 can be troublesome, and in this game I decided to cut it out. Transposing to an… |
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Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I am White. I played this game in a live tournament where I won a first place trophy with a 5-0 score. Mostly all of the players in Bakersfield tournaments including me play 1...c5 I usually play c3 instead of Bc4, but I'm the scourge of Bakersfield tournaments and was afraid the players were getting accustomed to my normal openings. One of several good moves. Other good moves are 2...g6,… |
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Annotated by timbentley (1584): After white blunders to lose a minor piece and black blunders to lose a major piece and pawn, the game continues in a tight endgame where white has an extra pawn and two rooks against black's rook and bishop. A final mistake lets black win the pawn (although white blunders and loses the rook as well), resulting in a drawn endgame. This is considered dubious because the bishop can be driven… |
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Annotated by apastpawn (1200): Was asked to annotate this game for the purpose of improvement by Nathan.
He says he GAMBITED a bunch and it paid off. I believe he meant that he countered a bunch. Its always nice to have some contempt towards the opponent. In other words, don't always reply as he wishes. If you do, then he simply controls the entire game with initiative and momentum. Sicilian Defense Bishops Opening for… |
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Annotated by elyhim (1200): This is not a good developing square for the bishop. Better is d3 or Bb5 white can take advantage of black's excessive pawn moves with a4 or the super agressive e5. The aim of e5 is to create a bind in black's position, thus making him feel cramped. This is too weak, a4 should have been played in order to prevent ...b5. because of white timid a3 black enjoys a massive queenside advantage. … |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): He starts with the usual. and I do my usual defence This is rather unusual. Better to get more pieces out rather than move peice again. I develop and attack the pawn. He defends, but again another pawn move rather than get his pieces out. I undermine his pawns and prepare to develop my bishop He protects e5 again. by pinning his knight, I increase the pressure on e5 and I develop a piece. The… |
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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): I said it before: in blitz, you have to deal with what you get: I do not shy away, from "weaker" oppponents; they usually give a lot of game... never understood this move: this is a remnant from the so called 'Fischer-move' in some old variation of the Sicilian... why not? in this stage, anything goes in the Sicilian... just what the Sicilian is all about: conquering the Queens'… |
