Short & Sweet Finegold’s Sicilian + PGN

8 Lines for Starting Out in the Sicilian

Always wanted to try the Sicilian Defense, but were wary of learning all the theory?

Grandmaster Ben Finegold is here to show you that anyone can learn the Sicilian and start battling 1.e4 with this fun, dynamic opening.

There’s a reason why just about every grandmaster on earth has the Sicilian as part of their opening repertoire – it wins. In fact, it has the highest win rate of any defense to 1.e4 out there.

But you don’t need to be a grandmaster to start playing and winning with the Sicilian. This course gets you started. It’s taken from GM Finegold’s Starting Out: Sicilian – a complete Sicilian repertoire for beginner and intermediate players.

Based on the Classical variation – favored by pros and amateurs alike – you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started in the Sicilian in under 100 lines…including those pesky anti-Sicilian variations.

In this course, you’ll get a sample of what the main course is all about with a line taken from each of the following critical variations:

♞ Richter-Rauzer
♞ Fischer-Sozin Attack
♞ Alapin Sicilian
♞ Rossolimo Attack
♞ Grand Prix Attack
♞ Smith-Morra Gambit