Kan/Taimanov Sicilian B40-49

This is a collection of 548 chess puzzles culled from thousands of e6 Sicilian miniatures. This volume is indexed by ECO classification so that the reader can focus on his or her area of expertise. Each of these sections contains their own pitfalls and traps. It is more fruitful to study the tactics of an opening you might encounter as White or Black than to study the knight fork, pin or skewer, one tactic at a time. When the type of tactic is provided with the puzzle, it is already...
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This is a collection of 548 chess puzzles culled from thousands of e6 Sicilian miniatures. This volume is indexed by ECO classification so that the reader can focus on his or her area of expertise. Each of these sections contains their own pitfalls and traps. It is more fruitful to study the tactics of an opening you might encounter as White or Black than to study the knight fork, pin or skewer, one tactic at a time. When the type of tactic is provided with the puzzle, it is already half solved. Study the more common tactics found within an opening you face and you will come away with an understanding of thereal dynamics of the opening and pick up tactics you can already use.The Sicilian Defense is about imbalance not economics. Usually, White opens the d-file and Black opens the c-file and resolution can be achieved with piece play or a pawn storm. Tactics are a big part of studying the Sicilian. Judit Polgar, Movsesian, Potkin and Epishin are among the top GMs who have played Black-side of the e6 Sicilian regularly. As White, a king-pawn player will face it often. Chessgames.com charts the popularity of openings over the last 150 years and that of the Kan and Taimanov are at close to all time highs. In economics, 'the trend is your friend' but in chess, you stillneed to prepare for it.