Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation Geschenkidee consisting of Daniel King

consisting of Daniel King

Particularly in the context of reversed and analogous forms of standard structures

das Geheimnis erfolgreicher Spieler

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Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation Geschenkidee consisting of Daniel KingAdvance with d2 d4, build a solid pawn centre and then dictate the play. In the Alapine System White's strategic idea is extremely simple. He prepares to advance with d2 d4, to build a solid pawn centre and then dictate the play. He will have to pay for this with the fact that his queen's knight has been deprived of the best square for its development, but it may have other suitable squares (in many variations this will be not the d2 square but a3).