Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) The Sicilian Defense is an

The Sicilian Defense is an opening that commences with the moves 1

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and the Italian Game with early c3 and d4

Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) The Sicilian Defense is anPlaying strategically in chess means planning long term goals and, if possible, achieving them within a limited phase of the game. Strategic play is therefore essentially different from combination play, which uses tactical means to achieve short term goals. It is in the nature of things that a strategy is led to success in small steps that are usually tactical in nature. Strategic and tactical approaches are therefore closely interwoven and cannot be