Play the Sveshnikov Sicilian by Dorian Rogozenco

Play the Sveshnikov Sicilian by Dorian Rogozenco

“In order to understand an opening, you need to know the historical background and have a good feeling for the dynamics”, says the GM Dorian Rogozenco in the introduction to this video course. Based on 30 years of personal experience at high level, Rogozenco provides a complete guide for Black in the modern theory of the Sveshnikov Sicilian.

The Sveshnikov Sicilian regained popularity after the World Championship match 2018 between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, where the World Champion used the opening as one of his main weapons. The starting point of this video course is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5. Rogozenco explains the ins and outs of the mainline and sidelines. The course consists of 12 parts, each of them having a video introduction and a database. In the video introduction the author explains some historical background of the variation, its strategic ideas, and gives clear recommendations for Black. In addition to the material in the video introductions, the included databases contain several important annotated games with all necessary theoretical details.

• Video running time: 5 hours 19 minutes(English)
• Extra: Database with extensive analysis and annotations, Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

Sample video

• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
• Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Various 6th moves
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
• 6.Nf5 and other 6th moves
• Chapter 3 - 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 and alternatives
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
• 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 and other 9th moves
• Chapter 4 - 9.a4
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
• 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.a4
• Chapter 5 - 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
• 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4
• Chapter 6 - 11.c3
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
• 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3
• Chapter 7 - 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bxb5 and alternatives
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5
• 11.Bxb5 and other 11th moves
• Chapter 8 - 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7
• 12.exf5 Bxf5
• Chapter 9 - 12.Bd3
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.Bd3
• 12...Be6
• Chapter 10 - 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Qh5
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6
• 12.Qh5
• Chapter 11 - 12.0-0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Re1 and alternatives
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7
• 14.Re1 and other 14th moves
• Chapter 12 - 14.c3
• 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7
• 14.c3