The Tournament-Ready Taimanov Sicilian

MoveTrainer ® Opening course by FM
Christoph von Puttkamer
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From Your First Sicilian to Your Final GM Norm - This Is The Only Taimanov Sicilian Guide You'll Ever Need

The Tournament-Ready Taimanov Sicilian is one of the most ambitious opening guides ever created.
It goes above and beyond your typical "repertoire" and serves more as a manual on how to play aggressive yet relatively risk-free chess using the Taimanov Sicilian.
Beginners learning their first repertoire will learn the principles of one of the sturdiest Sicilians and will benefit from the move-by-move annotation.
More advanced players will find a comprehensive guide on one of the most interesting Sicilian defenses and learn innovative ideas on how to fight White's most critical moves.

Main Features

  1. ♞ Detailed move-by-move annotations on the Taimanov Sicilian - Von Puttkamer walks you through the Sicilian from move 1, explaining the advantages of each move, and how the Taimanov strikes the perfect balance between aggression and achieving a safe position.
  2. ♞ Typical structures and ideas - before delving into concrete variations, you'll learn about the typical pawn structures, pawn breaks, and middlegame plans that will set a roadmap for your Taimanov games.
  3. ♞ Anti-Sicilians - commonly seen at lower and intermediate levels, you will get the best and freshest ways to deal with the Morra, the Alapin, the Grand Prix, the Wing Gambit, the Closed Sicilian, and any other Anti-Sicilians.
  4. ♞ Open Sicilian Mainlines - here you get into what the Taimanov is all about, White's main responses and how to deal with them in innovative, combative ways.
  5. ♞ Tactics and model games - Marry the concepts with practical examples by training typical tactics and observing the plans in action in some of the best Taimanov games ever played.

Written with insider knowledge

FIDE Master Christoph von Puttkamer is not only a master who lives, eats, and breathes chess, he knows perhaps better than anyone what makes a great course.
He's been a Publishing Manager at Chessable since 2021 and works directly alongside all sorts of authors.

Immerse yourself in the world of the Taimanov with The Tournament-Ready Taimanov Sicilian.

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Course stats

  • For:black pieces
  • Recommended for: Intermediate players, Advanced players, Expert players
  • Language: English
  • Instruction: 211,926 words
  • Video: 39 h 10 min
  • Quickstart variations: 28
  • Trainable variations: 836
  • Alternative variations: 8
  • Informational variations: 87
  • Puzzles: 139
  • Avg. trainable depth: 10.6
  • Released on: Jan 09, 2024
  • Support level: High
  • The Tournament-Ready Taimanov Sicilian has 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 82 user ratings.

Variation Details

  1. Introduction (4 variations)
  2. Quickstarter Guide (29 variations, 11.2 avg. trainable depth)
  3. Typical Structures & Ideas (73 variations, 2.8 avg. trainable depth)
  4. Mute the Morra - 2.d4 (11 variations, 10.9 avg. trainable depth)
  5. Meet the Alapins - 2.c3 (37 variations, 11.9 avg. trainable depth)
  6. Closing Time - 2.Nc3 (36 variations, 8.4 avg. trainable depth)
  7. Other sections with various move depths.

Course Feedback

User Reviews

  • pregolo: "Fantastic course! I love the structure. It's a total game-changer for someone like me who usually struggles to kickstart these courses."
  • ClassyDee: "Just a lovely full 1.e4 c5 repertoire! The lines recommended are practical and very well explained."
  • Krudos: "This is a stunningly good course from Christoph, with a thorough analysis and great explanations."

Summary

The Taimanov Sicilian is both an opening course and a comprehensive manual that helps players of various levels improve their game significantly.