Fast and Furious: 6.Nd5!? against the Classical Sicilian

An early white knight foray

The position after 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♞f6 5.♘c3 ♞c6 features more than 100.000 games, while the gambit line with 6.♘d5!? has been only been tested 37 times as far as I know.  The main continuations 6.♗g5 (Rauzer) and 6.♗c4 (Velimirovic attack) have been discussed in earlier Fast & Furious shows, but in this episode a relatively new surprising weapon will be discussed. In the previous round of the Dutch League I got in some nice preparation and build up a nice initiative.

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The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.1 and The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.2

The attention will be paid to the castled king and in particular on ways of exploiting the weakened kingside. Several well-known themes, pawnformations and other attacking weapons are covered in 8 chapters.

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This week's show

The Classical Sicilian

This DVD offers Black a complete repertoire against all weapons White may employ on move six. The recommended repertoire is not as risky as other Sicilians but still offers Black plenty of counter-play.

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