Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Damen Gambit Falkbeer Counter-Gambit and more

Falkbeer Counter-Gambit and more

you will find forty-six thoroughly analyzed main games with lots of explanations and additional analysis as well as a 'Quick Repertoire' that will allow you to play the opening in your games after a minimal amount of study time

The authors show particularly vividly how misjudging one's own position can have disastrous consequences

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In seinen „Perlen“ nimmt der Internationale Schachmeister Milan Novkovic seine Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine spannende und amüsante Reise durch Schachklubs und Turniersäle in Ex-Jugoslawien

Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Damen Gambit Falkbeer Counter-Gambit and more1 c7 c5 as a response to 1. e2 e4 is mentioned as early as 1594 in a book by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548 1612), and in the 17th century his compatriot Gioachino Greco (1600 1634) gave it the name "Giuoco Siciliano". At first this defence was rarely used, but over time it attracted more and more attention and its popularity increased significantly, especially since the middle of the 20th century. Nowadays the "Sicilian Defence" is the most