Sicilian Theory Overestimated?

Submitted by Patzer24 on Mon, 11/17/2008 at 12:50pm.

Here is a game from the 38th Chess Olympiad, WIM Paulet - WIM Gerasimova with full annotations and commentary:

This game is a good example of how to avoid the opening knowledge of your opponent. In this game white plays a quiet line against the Sicilian to avoid all of the dangerous opening theory in the Sicilian. Eventually white was able to build up a kingside attack which ended quickly and decisively. So this game brings up the question: Is Sicilian opening theory overestimated? Why not play in the same fashion white did here to combat one of the most challenging openings against 1. e4

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by tr_abzon - 38 days ago
Trabzon / TR Turkey

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good job.. harika!

by chess_pilgrim - 39 days ago
Milwaukee United States

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Quite a good game, and I enjoyed reading all the comments from chessplayers the world over!

by squared - 43 days ago
Gaborone Botswana

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Black made school-boy, 5-minute chess errors

by Jake007 - 43 days ago
Honolulu United States

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by huangja - 44 days ago
Canada

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BAD

by peanutz - 44 days ago
Bahrain

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Black has played a mediocre game.

by bynn - 44 days ago
panabo city Philippines

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ok........

by Renovator - 44 days ago
Brisbane Australia

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I agree joelabees . It looked like a game between 2 mates. Just like the Mcshosting dude said, why would you run away when you're in a clean attack? And then white failed to take the advantage it gained, and eveything turned into a drawnout game with few definitive strikes.

Was a good game still. Just wouuldn't have thought "GAME OF THE WEEK".

Who chooses GAME OF THE WEEK anyway? Out of members' live games? Cool!

by valnza - 45 days ago
United States

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New to the life of chess!!!

by donngerard - 45 days ago
Cebu Philippines

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love it !

by 3drace - 45 days ago
United States

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how can anyone care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by jack1963 - 46 days ago
Torino Italy

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Great annotations ! Thanks for helping me to improve my chess knowledge.

by MODARESI - 46 days ago
mazandaran Iran

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good game

by joelabees - 46 days ago
luxembourg city Luxembourg

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seeing this game i got reminded of the game which i played with my friend who immigrated to Canada.I wish he was here in luxembourg to play more wonderfull games

by comel4444 - 47 days ago
ipoh Malaysia

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thanks patzer... love it

by pornSTAR - 47 days ago
Brazil

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wow there 2300 how

by doughty - 47 days ago
Florida United States

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thanks for the annotations bra. my favorite part was 18... where it says "poen" the center. definitely read that as pwn! <3

-doughtizz

by NM GreenLaser - 47 days ago
Chester, NY United States

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Zenchess asked, "Can someone tell me what white would do after : 8...Nxe2 9. Qxe2 Be7 with the eventual plan for black of playing d5 and shutting down white's bishop with c4. This is a very strong plan in the grand prix attack and it looks to me like white is worse in this line." After 9...Be7 10.e5 looks better for White, so 9...d6 should be played.