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Sicilian Defense
The sharpest reply to 1.e4. Fight for the initiative from move one.
“Sharp. Unforgiving. You fight for every square. Ready?”
— Boris, your coach
17 lessons~2 hoursPlayed by Bobby Fischer
Progress0 / 17
What you’ll learn
- c5 fights for d4 without mirroring White
- The semi-open c-file is Black's highway for counterplay
- Black has a central pawn majority (d+e vs White's e)
- Queenside expansion with ...b5 and ...a5
- The Dragon bishop on g7 controls the long diagonal
- Accept imbalance — play to win, not to draw
Start the course
Why 1...c5
The Asymmetrical Weapon
1
Why 1...c5
The Asymmetrical Weapon2
The Najdorf
Kasparov's WeaponThe Dragon
The Fire-Breathing BishopSurviving the Yugoslav
The Dragon's Biggest TestThe Accelerated Dragon
Skip d6, Play g6 EarlyThe Sveshnikov
Aggressive and ModernThe Scheveningen
The Small CenterThe Alapin (2.c3)
Anti-Sicilian WeaponThe Closed Sicilian
When White Avoids d4The Rossolimo (3.Bb5)
Anti-Sicilian PrecisionNajdorf vs 6.Bg5
The Classical NajdorfThe Dragon d5 Break
When d5 Is PossibleAnand vs Kasparov 1995
Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov · 1995Carlsen's Sveshnikov
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen · 2018Anand's Najdorf Masterclass
Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand · 2005Kasparov's Scheveningen
Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov · 1985Nakamura's Najdorf
Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura · 2016