Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation UpdateSN_required false His follow-up was a monumental

His follow-up was a monumental two-volume work

die sich dem Mittel- und Endspiel widmen

achieving them within a limited phase of the game

A good understanding of positional play is essential for a well-trained chess player

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Khalifman/Soloviov: Squeezing the Sicilian - Alapin Variation UpdateSN_required false His follow-up was a monumentalAdvance 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).