Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Taktik 007 Foreword to the "Tiger

007 Foreword to the "Tiger Jump" series

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"The selection of games is pleasing and the analyses are short and understandable

Yet his victories in the chess arena are considerable

As Black's weapon he suggests the King's Indian Defence

Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Taktik 007 Foreword to the "Tiger1 c7 c5 as a response to 1. e2 e4 is mentioned as early as 1594 in a book by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548 1612), and in the 17th century his compatriot Gioachino Greco (1600 1634) gave it the name "Giuoco Siciliano". At first this defence was rarely used, but over time it attracted more and more attention and its popularity increased significantly, especially since the middle of the 20th century. Nowadays the "Sicilian Defence" is the most