Mio you are the best teacher on youtube, hands down. My tactical and strategic evolution as a player is enormously inspired by your lessons and i'm incredibly grateful for such pearls (the last two lessons on the closed sicilians have been so interesting i'm speechless). I hope one day sooner or later i will become strong enough to meet you and give back all the beautiful things you've taught me and to all the others that watch your channel. Strong cheers from Italy
Good Video, 6 Be3 is the most dangerous plan for Black. I really like h7-h5 and a7-a5 without castling for Black .Eric Hansen played h7-h5 but Qa5 and Ba6 on queenside. attacking with a pawn is also a good idea for Black.
Hi Mio. As a reformed Stonewall Attack player this is my goto against the Sicilian. It is like the Stonewall for the 2000 Lichess range as many players avoid castling kingside and don't quite know what to do against it.
Hey Mio, my favourite videos that you made were your Serbian defense against the English attack which is my go to and which I have had tremendous success in addition to your MacDonell attack refutation, which I have seen other IMs play, coincidence... possibly (Thanks again for making that video at my inquiry). I also thoroughly enjoyed your Austrian defense refutation, can't find another video on TH-cam that explains it as well as yours did. I was curious, and if you are willing as part of continuing the Sicilian series; what do you do as a Dragon player against the a3 as well as g3 open Sicilian variations?
Against a3 - g6 is probably the strongest and it perfectly matches the whole repertoire. I hope Mio will post complete Anti-Sicilian repertoire as promised ;)
And we got it. Thank you big Mio. I really liked this anti sicilian for black and i started yo score really better thanks to this. Thanks for the best coach!!!
Hi, Mio! I really appreciate your content. I study a lot of your videos and they add SO MUCH VALUE to my repertoire!! Could you please make a couple of videos on how to play as black against white's possibilities such as 1. e4 c5 2. b3 (Snyder Variation); 1. e4 c5 2. b4 (Wing Gambit) 1. e4 c5 2. a3 as well as an annoying: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 or Chekhover Variation with Qxd4 instead of Nxd4 or systems after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 (when white players do not play d4 on move 3) ??
Hugh Engagement of our Butcher. It is amazing with how much Passion he introduces us into the deepest secrets of Chess. I am elo slidely over 2000 was always afraid of playing the sharp Sicilian but Mitro took away my fears. I am greatful.
So to paraphrase. For Black play a hyper accellerated dragon. then mobilise the majority of your pieces to attack on the queen side into the centre following pawn clearance trades. This is due to White attacking on the King side mainly. Is that the general strategy? Black is playing on all three sides and white is shortening the battle line trying to break through with a collumn before being flanked.
Great video. At 28:27 after Hansen’s …Ba6, White has f5! which has caught me out in blitz a couple of times due to the undefended c6 knight. The engine recommends …Rb6 first, to defend the c6 knight, before playing Ba6.
I faced these positions lot of times, thank you so much Mio!! 😃👏👏👏 Interesting that I prefer Najdorf than Dragon, but feel good playing with g6 against Closed Sicilian. Another great lecture, always full of good ideas and enthusiasm. Cheers! 👍🥂🥂🥂♟️♟️♟️
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial Oh yes, it was about some evil King's Gambit "butcher" line for white pieces 😃🪓👍 I always think that is possible to set up a strong attack playing this opening, but I also know that black pieces have good options to balance the game. So do you have any butcher idea to play? That's it 😃🙏 Thanks!! 🇧🇷
One of your main points is not allowing white's light squared bishop to take the knight on c6. What in your opinion in Black's best move against the Rossolimo (3.Bb5)? Becuase in the main responses; g6 and e6, White can take on c6 and this would seem to clash against your approach in this Closed Sicilain. Maybe the position is so early it doesnt matter as much? Anyway, very keen to hear your insights. Do you have a course on the Rossolimo I'm not seeing?
There is a difference between Rossolimo where Black allow Bc6 and Butcher the Sicilian, where it is bad for Black because White plays f4 and Nf3 without any problems…
I'm building a Sicilian repertoire and this series on the anti Sicilians is super useful, great job!
Thanks Zoichi ☺️ Keep on building your repertoire!
This is the way to go for e4 I think. My current study plan is to learn the Sicilian as a full system for both sides. Closed, open, anti and Alapin.
Mio you are the best teacher on youtube, hands down. My tactical and strategic evolution as a player is enormously inspired by your lessons and i'm incredibly grateful for such pearls (the last two lessons on the closed sicilians have been so interesting i'm speechless). I hope one day sooner or later i will become strong enough to meet you and give back all the beautiful things you've taught me and to all the others that watch your channel. Strong cheers from Italy
Two videos in a span of 3 days we are spoiled!
Good Video, 6 Be3 is the most dangerous plan for Black. I really like h7-h5 and a7-a5 without castling for Black .Eric Hansen played h7-h5 but Qa5 and Ba6 on queenside. attacking with a pawn is also a good idea for Black.
Thank you for the Information. I am thinking about the best Plans angainst GPA and Bb5 in closed Sicilian
But what Ng4 against Be3?
Hi Mio. As a reformed Stonewall Attack player this is my goto against the Sicilian. It is like the Stonewall for the 2000 Lichess range as many players avoid castling kingside and don't
quite know what to do against it.
I agree Reuben 👍
Hey Mio, my favourite videos that you made were your Serbian defense against the English attack which is my go to and which I have had tremendous success in addition to your MacDonell attack refutation, which I have seen other IMs play, coincidence... possibly (Thanks again for making that video at my inquiry). I also thoroughly enjoyed your Austrian defense refutation, can't find another video on TH-cam that explains it as well as yours did.
I was curious, and if you are willing as part of continuing the Sicilian series; what do you do as a Dragon player against the a3 as well as g3 open Sicilian variations?
Against a3 - g6 is probably the strongest and it perfectly matches the whole repertoire. I hope Mio will post complete Anti-Sicilian repertoire as promised ;)
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Great vid and series
Loving the focus on anti Sicilians! Sicil for da kill ! 😂
And we got it. Thank you big Mio. I really liked this anti sicilian for black and i started yo score really better thanks to this. Thanks for the best coach!!!
Hi, Mio! I really appreciate your content. I study a lot of your videos and they add SO MUCH VALUE to my repertoire!! Could you please make a couple of videos on how to play as black against white's possibilities such as 1. e4 c5 2. b3 (Snyder Variation); 1. e4 c5 2. b4 (Wing Gambit) 1. e4 c5 2. a3 as well as an annoying: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 or Chekhover Variation with Qxd4 instead of Nxd4 or systems after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 (when white players do not play d4 on move 3) ??
Everything is coming soon 😉
Hugh Engagement of our Butcher. It is amazing with how much Passion he introduces us into the deepest secrets of Chess. I am elo slidely over 2000 was always afraid of playing the sharp Sicilian but Mitro took away my fears. I am greatful.
Thank you Tom 🙏 More to come!
Top, merci.
So to paraphrase.
For Black play a hyper accellerated dragon. then mobilise the majority of your pieces to attack on the queen side into the centre following pawn clearance trades. This is due to White attacking on the King side mainly.
Is that the general strategy?
Black is playing on all three sides and white is shortening the battle line trying to break through with a collumn before being flanked.
Great video!
Great video. At 28:27 after Hansen’s …Ba6, White has f5! which has caught me out in blitz a couple of times due to the undefended c6 knight. The engine recommends …Rb6 first, to defend the c6 knight, before playing Ba6.
Good point! Thanks 😊
Well explained thanks for the video Coach!
Welcome Joel 😉
Now i understood how much theory it takes to learn sicilliaj
Lovely!
Man! Had no idea that there would be so a useful video for closed sicilians with black. Not many so well explained brazilian vds Cheers!
You’re in the right place 😉
absolutely incredible, excellent pace, thorough explanations, wonderful examples, thank you so much
Thanks 😊
New subscriber here. I didn't even know your channel. Excellent content!
Thanks 🙏
nice lesson. I hate closed positions but this helps me to defend more actively.
Definitely 👍
I faced these positions lot of times, thank you so much Mio!! 😃👏👏👏 Interesting that I prefer Najdorf than Dragon, but feel good playing with g6 against Closed Sicilian. Another great lecture, always full of good ideas and enthusiasm. Cheers! 👍🥂🥂🥂♟️♟️♟️
Hey Victor, you asked me once about one line, what wad that
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial Oh yes, it was about some evil King's Gambit "butcher" line for white pieces 😃🪓👍 I always think that is possible to set up a strong attack playing this opening, but I also know that black pieces have good options to balance the game. So do you have any butcher idea to play? That's it 😃🙏 Thanks!! 🇧🇷
@@vffzbr ok, I will come up with something!
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial Great!! 🤩🤩🤩
Very interesting and exciting. Thanks Mio!
Please make a video about the Sicilian Alapin for Black.
You have one with 1.e4 c5 2.c3 g6 👍
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficialThanks Mio. I found it and started watching, looks good!
One of your main points is not allowing white's light squared bishop to take the knight on c6. What in your opinion in Black's best move against the Rossolimo (3.Bb5)? Becuase in the main responses; g6 and e6, White can take on c6 and this would seem to clash against your approach in this Closed Sicilain. Maybe the position is so early it doesnt matter as much? Anyway, very keen to hear your insights. Do you have a course on the Rossolimo I'm not seeing?
There is a difference between Rossolimo where Black allow Bc6 and Butcher the Sicilian, where it is bad for Black because White plays f4 and Nf3 without any problems…
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial Thankyou sir!
Superb! Explained so much
We gotta know how to face annoying closed Sici!
What if white plays Bb5/Bc4?
why u didnot mention wat to do vs grand prix u dont know it ???? all ur varitations are bg2 ???
Your task is to look and find it in another video on the channel!!! 😱
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial ))