Hans Niemann’s Sicilian Games

August 23, 2024 NHaselton Uncategorized

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The Sicilian Defense, the most aggressive way to fight e4, played by Hans Niemann, one of the fastest improving top players today!

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If you wanna learn an opening, you should study games by top players that play it regularly. When it comes to the Sicilian Defense, Niemann is one of the best top players who employs it regularly, regardless of who he plays. He can play the Sicilian like a madman, attacking reletlessly, but he also wins technical Sicilian endgames. I have chosen four very different games against four very different players.

They were played in different variations of the Sicilian Defense, and in completely different positions. Two were mad attacking masterpieces, and two were slow, technical games, in which Hans had managed to show surprising maturity and precision, usually a trait of more experienced players.

00:00 Intro

01:06 Magnus Carlsen – Hans Niemann
FTX Crypto Cup 2022, g6 Rossolimo

12:50 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus – Hans Niemann
Dubai Open 2023, Nd7 Moscow

25:03 Sebastian Raum – Hans Niemann
Grenke Open 2024, Najdorf, English Attack

32:26 Etienne Bacrot – Hans Niemann
Match 2024, Bd3 sidelines

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