Closed Sicilian

Technical questions regarding Openings, Middlegames, Endings etc.
Nick Ivell
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Re: Closed Sicilian

Post by Nick Ivell » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:04 pm

As White, I still think the Closed is ideal if you want to avoid theory. Study Spassky's two classic games against Geller and Larsen in the 1960s, and you're away! I seem to recall another Spassky classic from the 70s, but that involved a Nh3 development which I'm not so keen on.