by Sanjana Chandan | Jun 28, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
What is the Marshall Counterattack? Sicilian Marshall Counterattack is a rare line in the Sicilian Defense where Black does not take the White pawn on d4 in the opening. The attack was named after the American chess master Frank Marshall, who specialized in the Ruy...
by klubventures | Jun 18, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
What is the Bowdler Attack? The Bowdler Attack is a line where White plays Bc4 as a response to Black’s c5. This line is not very beneficial for White and is usually not played by Grandmasters. Usually, players who do not know how to tackle the Sicilian Defense...
by Sanjana Chandan | Jun 17, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
What is the Closed Sicilian? The Sicilian Defense is broadly categorized into two types – The Open Sicilian and The Closed Sicilian. When White plays d4 early in the game, it is called the Open Sicilian. Usually, 80% of the Master Level Games Beginning...
by klubventures | Jun 17, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
The idea of the Kramnik Vartion of Sicilian Defense is to make sure that the pawn on the ‘c’ file is active, allowing the pawns on the ‘c’ and ‘d’ file to control the center together. By playing c4 on the 3rd move, White also enable the knight to come on c3 without...
by Sanjana Chandan | Jun 14, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
The idea of the Kramnik Vartion of Sicilian Defense is to make sure that the pawn on the ‘c’ file is active, allowing the pawns on the ‘c’ and ‘d’ file to control the center together. By playing c4 on the 3rd move, White also enable the knight to come on c3 without...