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Chapter 13 - Tactic 28 - Attack with Queen and Pawn

The Semi-Open Games

Andriasyan: The English Attack against the Taimanov Sicilian - A Guide for White topmaterial Black strikes back immediately withThe Taimanov Sicilian is a chess opening widely played at club level and a favourite of elite players like Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and young star Anish Giri. Against this variation, the ever popular English Attack has long been considered harmless, until in recent years some remarkable improvements were found for White. By castling queenside White creates exciting positions in which he has a dangerous initiative. Armenian grandmaster Zaven