u/zuckertortsghost

Tell me about your Sicilian journey - What have you tried, and what did you settle on ultimately?

As the title says - I've tried quite a few different Sicilians and I'm still a bit torn between some of them. I love hearing about other people's journey through opening choices, and I'd be keen to see what your experience has been with different sicilians, the pros and cons, and so on.

To start, here's been my experience:

Sveshnikov - super fun when you get something that isn't a Rossolimo. I usually get a Rossolimo.

Classical - Similar sort of story, but I rate it a bit above the svesh.

Acc Dragon - Fun, not really dubious at my level of play (2000 rapid) and enjoyable enough

Taimanov - Where I currently hang out the most. Called a "positional" sicilian by some people but I find it to be a nice mix of solid and aggressive. I'm a former French player so that might explain some of my love for the opening. Still, not totally sold on it.

All thoughts/comments are welcome!

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u/zuckertortsghost — 7 days ago