Starting Out: Classical Sicilian - Raetsky and Chetverik "Colorful Chess Set Combo" So the sharper you play

So the sharper you play

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Alexei Shirov continues his presentation with games from his own career

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Starting Out: Classical Sicilian - Raetsky and Chetverik "Colorful Chess Set Combo" So the sharper you playThe Classical Sicilian is one of Black's most popular and highly regarded opening choices against 1 e4, and it's been a favorite of such greats as Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Vishy Anand. White has a number of aggressive ways to battle against the Classical: the fashionable Richter Rauzer Attack; Bobby Fischer's favourite, the Sozin Attack; and finally the wild Velimirovic Attack, and no work on the Classical would be complete without a study