tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post1443314794918620322..comments2024-02-18T10:25:18.117-05:00Comments on The Kenilworthian: Richard Palliser's "Fighting the Anti-Sicilians" and Guseinov's Gambit Refuted?Michael Goellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-54115367264634803022011-11-29T15:00:42.746-05:002011-11-29T15:00:42.746-05:00I have some doubt on one of the variations in c3 s...I have some doubt on one of the variations in c3 sicilian which is mentioned in Fighting the Anti-Sicilians.Please see p-35 Column 2 Line 3 of Fighting the Anti-Sicilian. Palliser suggests 15...Ng6 and 15...g6 after 15.Rb1 by White.But Fritz 12 deems this as good for White.Please recommend a good continuaion for Black.<br />Thanks in advance.Sunilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-91123965729889748752010-04-12T03:14:34.523-04:002010-04-12T03:14:34.523-04:00by favorite - I mean I like your analysis, which ...by favorite - I mean I like your analysis, which is basically a bust. Hope I get to use it in a tournament game someday :)midkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728542723151608325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-7812361335359280702010-04-12T03:13:07.898-04:002010-04-12T03:13:07.898-04:00Michael - thx for all the great chess analysis you...Michael - thx for all the great chess analysis you do. This Guseinov gambit is one of my favorites, and I also enjoyed the discussion about the 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 line and how it fits in with evans gambit repertoire (the idea of avoiding Ba5 lines sounds great to me). Thx for all your great workmidkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728542723151608325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-37983711621595743452009-03-27T16:05:00.000-04:002009-03-27T16:05:00.000-04:00Don't be too hard on yourself... I thought your 12...Don't be too hard on yourself... I thought your 12.c3 (or 12.c4 maybe) was a great idea, and I have been meaning to take another look at this stuff now that my attention has turned again to lines with g3 for White vs. the Sicilian. Your comment likely will inspire me to give it some attention this weekend.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-35248077018983096492009-03-27T15:47:00.000-04:002009-03-27T15:47:00.000-04:00Argh, i apologize for mentioning 9.Nd5(?). Indeed...Argh, i apologize for mentioning 9.Nd5(?). Indeed Rybka is less impressed after traveling down the line you give in your terrific analysis PGN.katarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-27622612268400639342009-03-26T22:17:00.000-04:002009-03-26T22:17:00.000-04:00I finally got a chance to play 12.c3 in a blitz ga...I finally got a chance to play 12.c3 in a blitz game and of course i thought of this blog. On engine-checking my game, I was shocked that 9.Nd5 appears to be fully playable due to the strength of Re1+ and Nf5 (according to Rybka 3 Dynamic). So it seems 9.Nd5 as well as 12.c3/c4 are worthy of further investigation. FWIW here is my blitz game (5/0) in the 12.c3 line.<BR/><BR/>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 b5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O b4 9.Na4 Bxe4 10.Bxe4 Nxe4 11.Re1 Nc5 12.c3 bxc3 13.Nxc3 Be7 14.b4 Nb7 15.Qf3 d5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rxe6 Qd7 18.Nxd5 Nc6 19.Bg5 Rf8 20.Qe3 Qxd5 21.Rxe7+katarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-30710821237583097142007-11-21T23:01:00.000-05:002007-11-21T23:01:00.000-05:00I agree, this book is not for you if you feel you ...I agree, this book is not for you if you feel you must meet 2.Nc3 with 2...d6 to maintain Najdorf prospects in case White switches to the Open Sicilian with 3.Nge2. This also goes for players stuck on the Sveshnikov as well. But if you were willing to broaden your open Sicilian repertoire as Black to include ...e6 or ...a6 lines, then you'd be fine.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-71027198340738380622007-11-21T09:24:00.000-05:002007-11-21T09:24:00.000-05:00Hi,I found your blog after I saw comments on Smith...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I found your blog after I saw comments on Smith-Morra in Chessville forum.<BR/>I read your review and comments and it' seems that Fighting Anti-sicilian book is not for Najdorf players.<BR/>Can you confirm that?<BR/>Main problem for Najdorf players is that after 1.e4 c4 2.Nc3 d6 (must be played). Reason is simple: after<BR/>1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 (or Nc6) there is clever move Nge2 and next is d4. Via this move order white can reach main line of Sicilian, but Najdorf player will be taken out of the Najdorf.<BR/><BR/>MiroslavR on ICCMiroslavRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312603592153073273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-76021488320565656372007-08-30T05:34:00.000-04:002007-08-30T05:34:00.000-04:00Katar --Thanks for the analysis! You have given m...Katar --<BR/>Thanks for the analysis! You have given me some interesting ideas.<BR/><BR/>Another way to pursue something similar is 12.c4, which avoids 12...Nxa4 13.Qxa4 bxc3!? when 14.Nxe6!? fxe6 15.Rxe6 Be7 (15...Kf7 16.Re5 looks too dangerous) 16.Bg5 cxb2 17.Rae1 Nc6 18.Bxe7 Nxe7 19.Rxe7+ Qxe7 20.Rxe7 Kxe7 looks drawn at best for White, who should take a perpetual. I think you may have revived the White side here--or at least given encouragement.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-90691430805375154952007-08-30T02:30:00.000-04:002007-08-30T02:30:00.000-04:00I was scrolling thru the analysis and i thought, w...I was scrolling thru the analysis and i thought, what is wrong with 12.c3?<BR/>White queen on a4 will add pressure to e6 by pinning P/d7.<BR/><BR/>12.c3 Nxa4 13.Qxa4 Bc5 14.Nxe6!? (YAY!) fxe6 15.Rxe6+ Kf8 16.Re4 d5 17.Rf4+ Kg8 18.cxb4 += <BR/><BR/>15...Kf7? 16.Re5 Qb6 +/- (Not the natural 16...d6?? 17.Qb3+ 1-0)<BR/><BR/>12...bxc3 13.Nxc3 and surely White is fine in this position, reminiscent of the Milner-Barry French where Black takes both center pawns.<BR/><BR/>Best might be 12...a5 (yet another pawn move-- Morphy would disapprove.) when White can play "normally" with 13.Be3 = or go for the dark square holes d6/c7 with 13.Nb5!? intending Bf4.<BR/><BR/>Would you believe all this is manually typed? Hope it makes sense.katarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-46133586244733467452007-08-18T17:24:00.000-04:002007-08-18T17:24:00.000-04:00A big advantage of Rogozenko's book is that he tri...A big advantage of Rogozenko's book is that he tries to accommodate 2...d6, 2...e6, and 2...Nc6 players. But for 2...e6 or 2...a6 players, Palliser's book sounds great. <BR/><BR/>I'm guessing that he originally intended to cover Bb5, and it made it into the subtitle, and then found that it would take to much space and time to give it justice. The Rossolimo is so common these days that maybe he doesn't consider it an Anti-Sicilian? I still think of anything other than 2. Nf3 and 3. d4 as an Anti-Sicilian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-61262298492085549412007-08-18T17:15:00.000-04:002007-08-18T17:15:00.000-04:00Those interested in the early queenside expansion ...Those interested in the early queenside expansion against the Morra Gambit, might take a look at<BR/><BR/>http://www.chesspublishing.com/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1159716408/15<BR/><BR/>Just a warning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-38580935076163304372007-08-18T15:11:00.000-04:002007-08-18T15:11:00.000-04:00Joe --Good point: where the heck is the coverage o...Joe --<BR/>Good point: where the heck is the coverage of Bb5(+)??? Well, I guess you'll have to buy Palliser's "The Bb5 Sicilian" for that! As Palliser says in the introduction, he is focused exclusively on systems where White does not play 2.Nf3 -- which means he gets to sidestep a lot of anti-Sicilian weapons (including the delayed c3-Sicilian lines). Funny I did not notice, but I guess that's because my main interest lies in lines where Black plays 2...a6 or 2...e6, so the Bb5 Sicilian is hardly a worry for me as Black.<BR/><BR/>That is definitely a major downside to the book for anyone who plays 2...Nc6 or 2...d6 -- though I guess such readers would be a little less interested in the ...e6 and ...a6 set-ups he recommends.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-64901470246810518022007-08-18T00:45:00.000-04:002007-08-18T00:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great review. I've enjoyed Palliser...Thanks for the great review. I've enjoyed Palliser's earlier books. But in this book, where is the coverage of Bb5 lines, quite possibly the most important Anti-Sicilian? The subtitle on the cover is "Combating 2 c3, the Closed, Bb5 lines, the Morra Gambit and other tricky ideas"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-28858953915214918532007-08-16T04:10:00.000-04:002007-08-16T04:10:00.000-04:00Excellent, thanks Michael.Excellent, thanks Michael.Martin Deane (aka Juicy Plums)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05831041115746487523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-15766838366683263772007-08-15T11:46:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:46:00.000-04:00Funny, I just noticed your blog the other day... I...Funny, I just noticed your blog the other day... I'd say that the chief advantage of Palliser's book is that it is much more recent. But if your preference is the kingside fianchetto, then Rogozenko or Gallagher may be more your style. Personally, I always prefer the classical approach. And if you have no preference at this point, then Palliser all the way.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-20148667470159342982007-08-15T11:16:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:16:00.000-04:00Hi Michael, thanks for this excellent review. I pr...Hi Michael, thanks for this excellent review. I probably fall into your category of disheartened lower rated player who gets annoyed facing c3. Ragozenko's book was on my list for purchase, but I will definitely give this book a serious look first.Martin Deane (aka Juicy Plums)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05831041115746487523noreply@blogger.com