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Subject: Re: The "always lost for black" Sicilian

Author: margolies,marc

Date: 15:49:14 01/10/04

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Whatever you do, don't ask Kramnik this question because he lost as black
playing the Sicilian Defense at Wijk an Zee today :-(


On January 10, 2004 at 17:33:03, Anthony Cozzie wrote:

>Over the last month or so I've added mobility & control of space to Zappa.  I
>think it plays a lot better with it, although it does slow down the search
>considerably.
>
>The problem is that Zappa hates black.  Especially the sicilian.  Its not too
>unusual for Zappa to come out of book on move 8-9 in the sicilian and think its
>down almost a pawn.
>
>So the question for all you sicilian experts is: In the sicilian defense black
>gives white control of the center and lots of mobility for all of his pieces.
>What does black get?
>
>anthony



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