Rating 4.75 out of 5 (12 ratings in Udemy)

• Ability to maximise the fun to be had from one of the most fun chess openings in existence - the Sicilian defence
• Ability to decide which Sicilian Defence variations best suit your personality and style
• Ability to understand why world champions Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov made the Sicilian defence their major reply to 1.e4
• Ability to see absolute iconic game examples from the World champions using the Sicilian defence on both sides
• Ability to spend a lot of time inside the most amazing iconic Sicilian defence games in Chess History - learning a lot of things in the process
• Ability to to have a highly structured vehicle of variations to explore some of the most iconic and instructive Sicilian defence games in chess history
• Ability to use this course as a foundation for further investigation of the iconic games presented - getting maximum insight from each game example
• Ability to use variations to help train one's intuition and strength of evaluation - NOT to memorise the variations
• Ability to be better at evaluating positions - not trying to hard-code a win through memorisation but instead becoming a truly better chess player
• Ability to leverage the latest engine Neural network technology - never has been a better time to learn from variations
• Ability to see many games from World champions in their iconic game victories
• Ability to have "understanding" as opposed to "memorisation" to be able to evaluate positions more accurately independent of any position not seen before
• Ability be like Hart in the Paper chase understanding key concepts and principles as opposed to the memoriser who didn't do so well in his Law studies
• Ability to have maximum fun while learning by going through absolutely iconic games of chess in one of the most exciting chess openings there is
• Ability to appreciate some of the most amazing Sicilian defence games of all time
• Ability to improve navigational intuition for being appropriate for both sides in the Sicilian defence using tools such as "factual downsides" for navigation
• Ability to sharpen more the intuitive evaluation of positions within a variety of Sicilian defence variations and see common ideas across different variations
• Ability to see some of the greatest games of chess ever played in a structured way exploring particular variations of the Sicilian defence
• Ability to get a much better understanding of the Sicilian defence through analysing in depth some of the most iconic Sicilian defence games ever played
• Ability to get Sicilian Sveshnikov insights from multiple sections - Sicilian Four Knights by transposition and Rossolimo variations (aka "Anti-Sveshnikov")
• Ability see some of the most iconic chess games in history which are not only very interesting and fun but also often emphatically underline key principles
• Ability to sharpen understanding of chess core skill - tactical ability with respect to "factual downsides" in particular to help navigate tactics and strategy
• Ability to see more clearly why the Sicilian defence is the most popular choice for aggressive players with the black pieces vs 1.e4
• Ability to see the upsides of exchanging off a center pawn for a flank pawn in the Open sicilian variations
• Ability to understand the key up and downsides of major Sicilian Defence Chess Opening variations
• Ability to appreciate the strength of 2. Nc3 - closed variations or Grand Prix systems which is useful if wanting to use surprise 1. Nc3 and transposition
• Ability to appreciate the importance of creating imbalances in the opening from move 1 if playing for a win
• Ability to avoid symmetrical pawn structure which can arise in the French defence exchange variation
• Ability to restrict the classic d4 e4 pawn duo which often gives white a nagging advantage
• Ability to be more confident playing 1.e4 generally and facing the Sicilian defence as this course gives a variety of options to experiment with and enjoy
• Ability to appreciate one of the highest recommended openings for beginner to intermediate players who want to be involved in exciting fun winning chess
• Ability to have a focused magnifying glass tour of the Sicilian defence in particular if you have checked out the broader fun lover's guide to Chess Openings
• Ability to see a wide range of Sicilian defence pawn structures in action and appropriate plans and tactics implied
• Ability to see links and leverage insight of particular Sicilian defence variations for use in other variations where appropriate
• Ability to get winning patterns and concepts with or against a wide range of Anti-Sicilian systems White can use which are relatively unexplored
• Ability to spend a lot of time inside the most amazing iconic Sicilian defence games in Chess History - learning a lot of things in the process