Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Taktik wie Schwarz die frühe Initiative

wie Schwarz die frühe Initiative des Weißen am besten bekämpft

The domination of the mobile center

As Black's weapon he suggests the King's Indian Defence

"The selection of games is pleasing and the analyses are short and understandable

Watson also provides an update of many other lines he considered in previous editions

Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Taktik wie Schwarz die frühe Initiative1 c7 c5 as a response to 1. e2 e4 is mentioned as early as 1594 in a book by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548 1612), and in the 17th century his compatriot Gioachino Greco (1600 1634) gave it the name "Giuoco Siciliano". At first this defence was rarely used, but over time it attracted more and more attention and its popularity increased significantly, especially since the middle of the 20th century. Nowadays the "Sicilian Defence" is the most