Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation UpdateSN_required false In late autumn this year

In late autumn this year

Attacking a king trapped in the centre

though White's ideas are also examined and refined throughout

” Sean Marsh

Raf Mesotten is an average club player from Belgium

Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation UpdateSN_required false In late autumn this yearAdvance with d2 d4, build a solid pawn centre and then dictate the play. In the Alapine System White's strategic idea is extremely simple. He prepares to advance with d2 d4, to build a solid pawn centre and then dictate the play. He will have to pay for this with the fact that his queen's knight has been deprived of the best square for its development, but it may have other suitable squares (in many variations this will be not the d2 square but a3).