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Which variation of the Sicilian Defense do you think is particularly unpleasant for White, assuming black plays it precisely?
I mean something that can lead to a lot of serious threats for white.

Which variation of the Sicilian Defense do you think is particularly unpleasant for White, assuming black plays it precisely? I mean something that can lead to a lot of serious threats for white.

ChessClass2Learn

#2

sicilian 4 knighs

ChessClass2Learn edited

#3

very easy to play and easily gets white off theory

lizani

#4

Against the unprepared, 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 g6 can be trappy as it's independent of the dragon.

fz_chess_666

#5

There isn't one. Unless maybe you think it is a good idea to choose an opening hoping that your opponent is not as clever as you are. Face the open sicilian head on.

verylate

#6

I am mostly an e4 player as white, and I use several Sicilian variations as black. For me, the toughest with either colour has always been the Najdorf. There's just so much to know, it's so easy to go wrong early and not realize it until it is too late.

One line that I found very interesting is the 4 knights. 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6Ndb5 I used to play the old sacrificial line that John Nunn recommended in Beating The Sicilian (first edition), but that unfortunately has become another casualty of high-resolution opening preparation. Now I'm a little bit stuck playing against it. Maybe I'll take it up as black some day.

This I think outlines a significant part of the issue here: what is most difficult to face is largely a subjective question.

I am mostly an e4 player as white, and I use several Sicilian variations as black. For me, the toughest with either colour has always been the Najdorf. There's just so much to know, it's so easy to go wrong early and not realize it until it is too late. One line that I found very interesting is the 4 knights. 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6Ndb5 I used to play the old sacrificial line that John Nunn recommended in Beating The Sicilian (first edition), but that unfortunately has become another casualty of high-resolution opening preparation. Now I'm a little bit stuck playing against it. Maybe I'll take it up as black some day. This I think outlines a significant part of the issue here: what is most difficult to face is largely a subjective question.

Toscani

#7

https://youtu.be/5-jJ5hE2g-M?si=ubLGbw4kk7KF6hZD

It‘s a cheap trick.

Najdorf, or Sveshnikov, or Kalashnikov.

Albinsajan

#10

hmm