open sicilian
Reddit take
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Pros
- Open Sicilian this is easily the iron sword in my entire repertoire. Ever changing and improving my understanding.
- Parent context: What would you recommend in the Open sicilian against each major sicilian in true aggressive spirit? Reply: I ended up doing better just playing the Open Sicilian rather than gambiting away pawns I really ended up needing...
- I think the best option is to play the open sicilian, either as white, as black or both. ... The sicilian will get you truly open aggressive positions, with plenty of fast maneuvres and attacks on both sides.
- open against d6 since white has all the choices and all the fun in the najdorf/dragon
- Open Sicilian. Your opponents will also be intermediate, and at that level it's much easier to play for white.
Cons
- since I am playing quite ambitiously (Open Sicilian, Nc3 French, Advance Caro, Ruy Lopez) then the positions frequently get sharp and complicated from the get-go. It's just getting a bit tiring to be honest.
- I changed from very classic stuff (the ruy, open Sicilian, tarrasch French, classical caro) to a much more aggressive repertoire
- The Open Sicilian is the main territory of course.
Sentiment
8 positive (73%) · 3 mixed (27%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted score: +72% · raw score 73%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
since I am playing quite ambitiously (Open Sicilian, Nc3 French, Advance Caro, Ruy Lopez) then the positions frequently get sharp and complicated from the get-go. It's just getting a bit tiring to be honest.
Open Sicilian this is easily the iron sword in my entire repertoire. Ever changing and improving my understanding.
I changed from very classic stuff (the ruy, open Sicilian, tarrasch French, classical caro) to a much more aggressive repertoire
Parent context: What would you recommend in the Open sicilian against each major sicilian in true aggressive spirit? Reply: I ended up doing better just playing the Open Sicilian rather than gambiting away pawns I really ended up needing in the end game.
I think the best option is to play the open sicilian, either as white, as black or both. ... The sicilian will get you truly open aggressive positions, with plenty of fast maneuvres and attacks on both sides.
The Open Sicilian is the main territory of course.
open against d6 since white has all the choices and all the fun in the najdorf/dragon
Open Sicilian. Your opponents will also be intermediate, and at that level it's much easier to play for white.
Hard to say, genuinely the best way to get better at chess is to learn to play the Open Sicilians.
But I would absolutely say Open Sicilian. This is the best decision for your chess improvement, by far. It’s difficult, but no pain no gain.
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