Schmücker: Das sizilianisches Flügelgambit Taktik Moscow 2001

Moscow 2001

The Rook 10

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Schmücker: Das sizilianisches Flügelgambit Taktik Moscow 2001In his work on the Sicilian Wing Gambit (SFG) 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3, Marcus Schmcker addresses a highly interesting system that was long considered adventurous or, at best, an exotic option to avoid the enormous theoretical structure of the Sicilian Defense. The idea behind this gambit is actually quite serious: by eliminating the black c pawn and aiming for a rapid development of his queenside, White wants to achieve positional compensation for