The Most Flexible Sicilian

342 Pages·2016·9.33 MB·English

by  Delchev Alexander

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Contents
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Foreword 5
Itnroduction 6
OpenS icilian
Par1t T heC lassSiycsatle m 11
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Par2t T he EnAgtltiaschk 45
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Par4t T hef 4S ystem 123
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Par5t T heF ianchetto 155
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Par6t Katnh-Mea 6rczByi nd 197
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Part7 TaimawniotvSh tt:l. bS 241
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Part8 RarLeni eosn 5 tahn d6 tMho ve 273
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Anti-SicSiylsitaenm s
Par9t T heA lapiSny stem 289
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Part1 0KI D Reversed 301
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Par1t1R arLei noensM ov3e 315
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IndoefxB ranches 337
Biblgiropahy
Books
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The SicilTiaainm anMoovv:eb yM oveb yJ ohnE mmsG,l oucess ter
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Expevrstt shS ei ci2lnidea dnii,ot nQ,ua lCihteys 2s0,0 6
EnglAitsthab cyNk i cdkeF irmianJ oahFnned d orowBiactzs,f2o 00r4d ,
Anti-SiAc GiuliifdaoenBr sl :a bcykD oriRaong ozeGnakmob,i2 t0,0 3
WinniWnigtt hh Sei ciblyMi aarnkT aimavn,o lCioBeloro k1s91 9
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4
Foreword
Thibso ookff ersd oau brleep er­The queene argtlooyec s7t o
torief oBrl abcaks eodnt hmeo vesc onttrhocele ntdraakrsl q uaarneds
l.4e c2S. 3ltl ef6!I.t i sd ividiend s upptto hre biwshheoinpt goes to
sevepraatrlsp :l aying iae2g;ai bn4os rdt6 ;
agaifn4;sg t3;t hteh irradn ske t-upW eo ftecnh antghepe a wsnt ruc­
ie3+id3;t heE nglAitstha tchke; t urbeyr ecapt.ud.rx.icn f6go llowed
hegdehosgt rurcetsu. by. e.6.- e5.
After3 .dc4x d44 .lt:ldx4,I Theh edgehsotgr uctsuhraee rs
analyisnse e paatrec hapttehres t hsea mmea ipnl ant oa- chitehvee
Tainmoamvo voer der 4.w lt:l.ict.6h , b re.adk.S ..
and thewi tK4ha. an.6 .E. v erpyat r
begiwnista hc hap"tMeiarn I deas"T hec onclupdaitrnspg re sean t
whicdhi scusperso astn hcdeo nosf reperatgoaiirtnehs Anett i-Sicilians
thtew oa pproaacnhdoe ffse rasd ­liktehAl ea piwni tch3, t hKei ng's
vicwehi cohn weo rkbse ttaegra inIsntd iRaenv erwsietddh 3 a,n dt he
Whitpea'trsi cusleatr-T uhpen. e xtm odefirann chett3o. gw3i.t h
chaprtsce,a ll"eTda imva nS-otep Iitds i ffictuolm ta kaer epertoire
byS teapn"d" Kan-StebpyS te"p, whicwho ulsda tiesvfye rtya stIe .
presednett aitlheedo Friyn.a la lyw,o ulrde cmomentdh Kea nt or ead­
"ComplGeatmee sc"h aptoeffre rse rwsh o:u ndretsanpdo sitpiloanya l
additiaonnnoatlan tsi.o andp roplhaiyxsa;r neo tt heroeti­
Thisst rucsthuorueal ldl yoowu cia;nd sefecnadl malnydu nabash­
tob ettuenrd setrantdh et ypiceadll y.
idewahsi cahrs ei miilnma arn ays ­ Ify oul ikeea rlcyl ashaensd
pec:t s shap rtheroetidciaslp u(taensd
Blacpka'wsno fterne maionns h avgeo omde moyr!t)h,Te a imnoav
d7a llowainne ga ralcyt ivaotfi iostnh bee ttcehro i.c e
thed akr-squabriesdh tohpr oughT heu ltaitmgeo aslh oubledt o
b4,c So re vedn6 i ns omlei ntehse, m astbeort shy tsemsT.he ny ou'll
..d.Sb reiaskw ithlouotso sft empob er eaullnpyr edicttoya obulorep ­
on. d.6.; pone!n ts
Thep reses ounrt hee 4-wpna
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Itnordcutni o
TheT aimanSoyvs twehmi cahr isS­iciblrioaung ht abbuosrutot f a
es atfthemero vels. ecS42.lt:l f3 e6!p opuiltaoyrf mpye ts ysmt.eT he
3.4d cxd44. tt:ldx4tt:l c6S .tt:l3c Y!fc7 firsptl aydeervse lompaendyn ew
wasm ym aiwne apon alg.4ae inpslntas t,h ee nginaelssi om porved
unt2i0l08. dramaticSoamlelo yfm. y back­
upa lternwaetrireveu eftse Tdh.e re
wasn om oreo ugnrfdo rre traenadt
I hadt oa ccedpete tph eoretical
dispuitnee vse graym .eI tb ecame
practiucnearwlalryd tiokn ege mpy
repertionfi urslewiln ga ltlh tei m.e
SoI decidteodr esveert he
Taimanfoovrr apid gwahmeerse
theirsen ot ime tfaorrg ehtoemde
preparaantdig oonou dn dsetrand­
ingis o ftemno rie mptoarntth an
thoebj etciveev aluattihopeno soif­
Its uiwtesl mly styalned i t tioTnhu.s Iw as atboel xep eriment
brougmhetg oopdr actriecsau.ll wtisth indeewwia tsh oustp ending
Another ocfma yus suec cewsasse st omou cthi met hoenm .
thamty opponntesl ackcelde ar Att hsea mtei mIeb egamnym i­
modetlosf olloswi ntcheev ariag­rattioowna trhdKe a n.I w as ex­
tiowna sn opto pulatat ro lpe vIe lt.r emeilmype rssbeyd ifltesx ibili­
wasa blteop lamyy o wns chemetsya ndt hvea rioefpt lya intos ff e.r s
andIo nlhya dt om akmei noirm ­Them oveo rdeler.4 c S2 tt:l.f3 e6!
provemoennm tysp revigoaumess .3 .dc4x d44. tt:ldx4a 6 oiust warsdol y
Itw ass ufficiteonk te eipns toar em odeasntdu nobtrtuhsaiWtvh ei te
fewa lternwahtiicvahei sm etdoe s­could cvhiorotsuaean lydl eyv elop­
capheo mper eptairoaann da sseudr insgc heamteh ilsi kgi.Tn hep lay
meo ft hpes ycholeodgg.ie chIaa ld isn otfo rceadn db otshi dheasv e
alwatyhsef ee litnhga tth eb attlteo nosfo ptioonnse vemroyv .eT his
wasf oughotn m y lanHdo.w ev,e rgrearteldyu ctehsec hanocfeb e­
thes ecdo enditoifoT nh es afesitnc ga ugohnta h omper eptair.oa n
6
Introduction
Thew idceh oiacles moe anasn a m­ Whitmeu stg ivuep t hec 4-pawn
pleg rounfdo rs tratemgiisct akesw.i tahd ubiocuosm pensation.
Eveng oodg randmastoeftresnm ix
upt hem oveo rdearn da lloawne asy Theb eswta yt oe xplotihtew eak­
equalisaLtoiookna .t t hef ollown­esseosf y ouro pponenrtesp'e r­
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7.ie3?! alloywo ut oc hoosteh em ostu n­
pleasasnett -uapg ainasnty p ar­
ticuloaprp onenFto.ri nstanicfe ,
theW hitpel ayeirsn arrowslpye ­
cialiisnet dh eE ngliAstht acyko,u
may choosteo d ela.y.l2:\ .c 6.T his
approacehff ectivdeilsyc ourages
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veryg ooda gaintshte f anso fa n
earlfy4t ,h efi anchetwtiotgh 3 a nd
theC lassiscyaslt ewmi tihe 2.O n
thec ontrairfyy o,u orp poneinsta
practipclaaly ewrh oa voidmsa in
Whitep layead n aturdaelv el­
linetsh,e tnh eT aimanomvo veo r­
opinmgo ve,b utB lacsku ddenly
derw oulbde m oreu npleasaasni tt
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narrowWsh ites'asf pea thisn t he
othenra turmaolv ew hicohc curred
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ponenttr ietdoo utwiyto ub yt he
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Thek nigihstc ommittteocd 3 s o3 . ..
a6!w?o ulbde a ne xcellcehnoti ce.
Keepi nm indt hatth eT aimanov
isa self-sufficsiyesnttew mh ilien
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Itnroduction
pleayrsT.h amte anyso uorp po­
nentwsi llla cakm o degla mteof ol­
lowa ndw ilhla vteop lay over the
boadwr itthh eoiwrnc apacity.
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AgaiInp ,r opo8.s g.e6. .
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Undoubtetdhlemy o,v eo rder
witShi. d3i st hem oscth alleng­
insgy staegma itnhsKeta n .W hite
hopes tou pbt uhieMl adr 6czy
Bind cw4ia tnhdk eeapfi rmg rip Ivanchouftke np layistw ith
ont hcee nt. rpeAa rtcioanls olatthifreoe ns pho sitiiodneoaaf.l tt'l. h.S ,
foBrl aicstk hahtei ss paroefdd i ­.i.g.7 xfcol3l owuepbd y a b lockade
recatt taacgkasi hnisksti nIgo .ff ero nt he dsaqurakr es.
twoa nti-.dI oyfto euhs atleo ng ma­
noeuvriinhn egd gephaowgn struTch­e mdoasntg erpoluaasng ainst
tur,ye oscu apnl aS.y g. 6!.f? ol lowetdh Tea mianvoh asal wabyese tnh e
by. tt'l.e.7a nd.d .7.- .d 5 EnglAitstha -clk. 4e c2S. f3tt'l e6
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Thusy ouw ilblea blteoe limi­
nate ctehneta rnedg raadlulnye u­
tarliWshei tsle e'aidnd evleopment.I n2 013B,l ahcaksd eveloap ed
Thilsi niesn opto pualmaorn tgo p neww ayo fm eetiint-g 8 0.-0-0
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Itnroduction
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.l!i.wbh7i cbhr intgesir fircr estusl.p erosn,b uti ti sa collabora­
Whiteev ebne gatnoa voiidta nd tivweo rk.
switcohveedtr o 8 .4f,b utw e are Everlyi nhea sb eenc hecked
welplr epaargeadi intts,ot o . andd iscusbsyeb do tha uthorIs .
platyh essey stewmist bho tcho l­
Inc onlcusitohnSe,i cidleivaenlo ­ursw hilSee mkoS emkovd e­
opment 2w. ei.6th ha nse vebre enf endesx clusiBvlealcyk s'isd e-
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ina b etttehre oresttia.cIt atehl a s firsats a practipclaaly etrh,e ans
becomeex trempeolpyu laamro nga t heoretician.
theel istowe e 'blesl e eiinvtge r oyf ­ Wet riteoad n swfeoryr o u tahlel
teinn ytehaet rocs o me. questwieot nhso ugihmtp ortant.
AlexanDdeelrc hev
April2014
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