The flexible Taimanov Sicilian + A Complete Guide for Black against the Anti-Sicilian
Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best options out there!
As so many amazing games are played at the Olympiad, it was not easy to pick one. But the game Maxim Rodshtein v. Vignir Vatnar Stefansson is my favourite attacking game played so far in Budapest.
In the Semi-Tarrasch, White quickly launched his h-pawn, made a rook lift and threw basically all his pieces in the direction of the black king. In order to avoid mate, Black had to give up his queen for a rook and a knight, but even in the conversion stage, Black didn't get any time to breathe, as the Israeli GM never stopped playing for the attack. Impressive stuff!
Question: Can you see the killer move for White?
Feel free to move the pieces on the live diagram!
Strategy Training: How to Make a Plan
In every game of chess, there comes a moment when one is confronted with the question: what should I do now?
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