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13 Feb 06

zebano

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20 Feb 06

Originally posted by gambit05
Who played e5?

No one has played e5, Nc3 also has not been played, but it is the standard reply to Nf6. After Nc3 we have 2 major choices: 1. Play a dragon, 2. Play a svishnekov.

Tengu

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20 Feb 06

A) I was kidding
B) I was refering to the choice to stay with the book and not Nxd4.

gambit05

Mad Murdock

I forgot

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20 Feb 06

Originally posted by zebano
No one has played e5, Nc3 also has not been played, but it is the standard reply to Nf6. After Nc3 we have 2 major choices: 1. Play a dragon, 2. Play a svishnekov.

Believe it or not, but I don't know what a svishnekov is. I have no specific books about the sicilian, although I play it regularly with black (and white). As black I never play Nc6.

zebano

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20 Feb 06

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defense#Sveshnikov

gambit05

Mad Murdock

I forgot

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20 Feb 06

Originally posted by zebano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defense#Sveshnikov

Thanks,

I could have had a look myself, was just too lazy.

I always thought that this is an rather odd line. I am confronted with this from time to time (as white). I do not move the knight to b5; instead I move it back to f3.

RahimK

Edmonton, Alberta

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20 Feb 06

Originally posted by Tengu
I wouldn't play Nxd4 in real life.

Lets try something different!! Isn't that the point of these things?

Come on! Nxd4 It'll be fun! I promise!

Play it in your own games vs worthy opponents and see how you score with it.