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Opening: Sicilian: Scheveningen, classical, Nd7 system
Annotations by: dconterno
From the analysis: Tal plays an agressive game against Smyslov who defends superbly. Tal commits many errors but Smyslow eventually makes the biggest error and seals in own fate.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: dragon variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: What happens when two of the giants of chess meet for the first time? The result is pretty much what you would expect: an all-out battle!
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Anderssen variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: In tribute to the recently deceased former World Champion, I annotated this game which was taken from a Soviet Championship tournament played in Moscow, 1945.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Najdorf
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: Nigel short plays to restrict blacks silician activity and exploits small positional pluses using all his pieces. Black is never allowed to free himself...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: This is the round after Kasparov has "woken up" from his draws by beating Adams with a brilliant exchange sacrifice.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian defence
Annotations by: dconterno
From the analysis: Tal demonstrate how to create queenside weaknesses and how to exploit them.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Grand Prix attack
Annotations by: jim42078, Lord Ptarmigan
From the analysis: Another win from Staunton, whose Chess-Player's Handbook was my first introduction to chess. This game is included in the "Irregular Openings" chapter and sees Staunton take swift advantage of...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
Annotations by: FMSmith
From the analysis: This is of course the best. Adams is known for his strong positional play which tends to impress even Kasparov
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: The top Spanish player meets the top Indian player in this classic 1st round encounter at Linares.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: closed
Annotations by: Alkhemyst
From the analysis: Some sources say this game was played in 1913, others in 1914. It was played at the Kaiseroff Cafe, Lepzig. This game was part of a match which Teichmann won decisively.
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