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Chess Openings: Learn Sicilian Defense, Kan Variation
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Chess Openings: Learn Sicilian Defense, Kan Variation

Learn How to Create a Powerful Opening Repertoire against 1.e4. Sicilian Defense Kan (Paulsen) Variation.
Last updated 8/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • How to equalize against stronger opponents and get a better position against opponents of your own level
  • What plans to apply in what positions, to maximize your chances for a win
  • How your pieces interact with each other in typical positions, creating tactical opportunities that you’ll be familiar with
  • How to become a flexible opening player, and be able to switch between various powerful plans to keep your competition on their toes
  • The typical plans for White to look out for and how to effectively neutralize the danger

Course content

5 sections7 lectures2h 22m total length
  • About the course4:14
  • Kan, Paulsen & Taimanov and their contribution to chess theory6:40
  • What you will learn from this course2:32

Requirements

  • You should know the rules of chess, no other requirements

Description

Good opening preparation makes up to 60% of your overall success, according to statistics. If you don’t know your openings, you won’t get a playable position and your chances will plummet.

The successful players KNOW the openings they play. Not just the move orders. Not just the basics. But the plans, maneuvers, ideas, tactical patterns, key squares, and everything else in between. These players understand those positions much better than their opponents.

After studying this course, the Kan Sicilian will become second nature to you. It will provide you with the home-field advantage against your competition. You’ll only play familiar lines and well-explored positions. You’ll know exactly what pawn structures will occur, where your pieces will go, what pieces to exchange, and most importantly where and when to launch your game-winning attack!

Instead of analyzing everything over-the-board, as your opponents will do, you’ll use your home preparation to get a serious edge both on the clock and on the board!

Who is this course for?

The course is designed with 1500-2200 rated players in mind. The “ideal student” is a club level player who wants to add a powerful, yet “low-theory” weapon against 1.e4 in his repertoire, sufficient for outplaying 2300 rated players.

The course covers all the most popular responses by white including the Modern Variation, Knight Variation, and the Maroczy Bind. It gives you a detailed explanation of the plans and ideas behind the opening for different types of typical positions.

Who this course is for:

  • Club players with FIDE rating 1400-2300