They're Back
Kids: A few months ago, you may recall, we brought you a lesson on the Two Knight Defense by two very charming dudes named Igor and Gleb. Well, they're back, this time with some tips on the Sicilian. For novice players, I recommend learning to respond to the Sicilian as White when it's played against you before trying to play it as Black. It's exciting but tricky.
The Two Knights Defense is one of the most popular and playable openings for scholastic players, and here Igor and Gleb give you a nice primer on it. What I like about this video is that the guys don't encourage you to memorize lines; they show you the ideas, how each line works, and where some of the traps and blunders lie. Watch as many times as you like to learn the basics, then move on to books and other sources to learn the opening more deeply. For example, the variation where White sacrifices his knight to bring the Black king out into the open where it is then attacked by the White queen is called the Fried Liver Attack, and it gets very complicated and interesting after the last move shown here, where the White queen forks the Black king and knight.
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