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Please recommend Sicilian Defense players of > 100 years ago

Tartakower played Sicilian all the time. It's a major opening, many strong players had at least some games: Alekhine, Lasker, Maroczy, Sämisch...

Tartakower played Sicilian all the time. It's a major opening, many strong players had at least some games: Alekhine, Lasker, Maroczy, Sämisch...

If I remember correctly, it is not so easy to find 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 games that are that old.

If I remember correctly, it is not so easy to find 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 games that are that old.

Nobody knew how to play the Sicilian +100 years ago.

Nobody knew how to play the Sicilian +100 years ago.

@Hagredion said in #4:

Nobody knew how to play the Sicilian +100 years ago.

That's why I'm interested to see how those masters worked through the positions. Sometimes a lack of knowledge is a good teacher.

@Hagredion said in #4: > Nobody knew how to play the Sicilian +100 years ago. That's why I'm interested to see how those masters worked through the positions. Sometimes a lack of knowledge is a good teacher.

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1030784 [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1924.04.03"] [White "Emanuel Lasker"] [Black "Efim Bogoljubov"] [ECO "B40"] 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Bd3 Nc6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 O-O Be7 8 e5 Nd5 9 Qg4 g6 10 Nd2 f5 11 Qf3 Nb4 12 Nc4 Ba6 13 Bd2 Nxc2 14 Rad1 O-O 15 Nd6 Nd4 16 Qe3 Bxd3 17 Qxd3 Bxd6 18 exd6 e5 19 Rfe1 Qf6 20 Bc3 Rae8 21 f4 Qh4 22 Qc4+ Ne6 23 Bxe5 Kf7 24 Re3 Qd8 25 Rb3 Qa5 26 Rb7 Qc5+ 27 Rd4 Rd8 28 b4 Qxc4 29 Rxc4 g5 30 Rxa7 Nxf4 31 Bxf4 gxf4 32 Rxc6 Rg8 33 Kf2 Rg6 34 b5 Ke6 35 Rc2 Rgg8 36 Kf3 Ra8 37 Re2+ Kxd6 38 Rd2+ Kc5 39 Rdxd7 Kxb5 40 Rxa8 Rxa8 41 Rxh7 Ra3+ 42 Kxf4 Rxa2 43 Rg7 Rf2+ 44 Ke5 f4 45 Ke4 Kc5 46 h4 Kd6 47 h5 Rf1 48 Rg4 Rh1 49 Rg5 Rh4 50 Kf5 Ke7 51 Kg6 Kf8 52 Ra5 Rh2 53 Ra2 f3 54 Ra8+ Ke7 55 gxf3 Rg2+ 56 Kf5 Rh2 57 Ra7+ Ke8 58 Kg6 Rg2+ 59 Kf6 Rf2 60 Ra8+ Kd7 61 Ra3 1-0

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1030784 [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1924.04.03"] [White "Emanuel Lasker"] [Black "Efim Bogoljubov"] [ECO "B40"] 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Bd3 Nc6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 O-O Be7 8 e5 Nd5 9 Qg4 g6 10 Nd2 f5 11 Qf3 Nb4 12 Nc4 Ba6 13 Bd2 Nxc2 14 Rad1 O-O 15 Nd6 Nd4 16 Qe3 Bxd3 17 Qxd3 Bxd6 18 exd6 e5 19 Rfe1 Qf6 20 Bc3 Rae8 21 f4 Qh4 22 Qc4+ Ne6 23 Bxe5 Kf7 24 Re3 Qd8 25 Rb3 Qa5 26 Rb7 Qc5+ 27 Rd4 Rd8 28 b4 Qxc4 29 Rxc4 g5 30 Rxa7 Nxf4 31 Bxf4 gxf4 32 Rxc6 Rg8 33 Kf2 Rg6 34 b5 Ke6 35 Rc2 Rgg8 36 Kf3 Ra8 37 Re2+ Kxd6 38 Rd2+ Kc5 39 Rdxd7 Kxb5 40 Rxa8 Rxa8 41 Rxh7 Ra3+ 42 Kxf4 Rxa2 43 Rg7 Rf2+ 44 Ke5 f4 45 Ke4 Kc5 46 h4 Kd6 47 h5 Rf1 48 Rg4 Rh1 49 Rg5 Rh4 50 Kf5 Ke7 51 Kg6 Kf8 52 Ra5 Rh2 53 Ra2 f3 54 Ra8+ Ke7 55 gxf3 Rg2+ 56 Kf5 Rh2 57 Ra7+ Ke8 58 Kg6 Rg2+ 59 Kf6 Rf2 60 Ra8+ Kd7 61 Ra3 1-0

@kindaspongey said in #6:

www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1030784 [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1924.04.03"] [White "Emanuel Lasker"] [Black "Efim Bogoljubov"] [ECO "B40"] 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Bd3 Nc6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 O-O Be7 8 e5 Nd5 9 Qg4 g6 10 Nd2 f5 11 Qf3 Nb4 12 Nc4 Ba6 13 Bd2 Nxc2 14 Rad1 O-O 15 Nd6 Nd4 16 Qe3 Bxd3 17 Qxd3 Bxd6 18 exd6 e5 19 Rfe1 Qf6 20 Bc3 Rae8 21 f4 Qh4 22 Qc4+ Ne6 23 Bxe5 Kf7 24 Re3 Qd8 25 Rb3 Qa5 26 Rb7 Qc5+ 27 Rd4 Rd8 28 b4 Qxc4 29 Rxc4 g5 30 Rxa7 Nxf4 31 Bxf4 gxf4 32 Rxc6 Rg8 33 Kf2 Rg6 34 b5 Ke6 35 Rc2 Rgg8 36 Kf3 Ra8 37 Re2+ Kxd6 38 Rd2+ Kc5 39 Rdxd7 Kxb5 40 Rxa8 Rxa8 41 Rxh7 Ra3+ 42 Kxf4 Rxa2 43 Rg7 Rf2+ 44 Ke5 f4 45 Ke4 Kc5 46 h4 Kd6 47 h5 Rf1 48 Rg4 Rh1 49 Rg5 Rh4 50 Kf5 Ke7 51 Kg6 Kf8 52 Ra5 Rh2 53 Ra2 f3 54 Ra8+ Ke7 55 gxf3 Rg2+ 56 Kf5 Rh2 57 Ra7+ Ke8 58 Kg6 Rg2+ 59 Kf6 Rf2 60 Ra8+ Kd7 61 Ra3 1-0

Thank you, I will study.

@kindaspongey said in #6: > www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1030784 [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1924.04.03"] [White "Emanuel Lasker"] [Black "Efim Bogoljubov"] [ECO "B40"] 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Bd3 Nc6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 O-O Be7 8 e5 Nd5 9 Qg4 g6 10 Nd2 f5 11 Qf3 Nb4 12 Nc4 Ba6 13 Bd2 Nxc2 14 Rad1 O-O 15 Nd6 Nd4 16 Qe3 Bxd3 17 Qxd3 Bxd6 18 exd6 e5 19 Rfe1 Qf6 20 Bc3 Rae8 21 f4 Qh4 22 Qc4+ Ne6 23 Bxe5 Kf7 24 Re3 Qd8 25 Rb3 Qa5 26 Rb7 Qc5+ 27 Rd4 Rd8 28 b4 Qxc4 29 Rxc4 g5 30 Rxa7 Nxf4 31 Bxf4 gxf4 32 Rxc6 Rg8 33 Kf2 Rg6 34 b5 Ke6 35 Rc2 Rgg8 36 Kf3 Ra8 37 Re2+ Kxd6 38 Rd2+ Kc5 39 Rdxd7 Kxb5 40 Rxa8 Rxa8 41 Rxh7 Ra3+ 42 Kxf4 Rxa2 43 Rg7 Rf2+ 44 Ke5 f4 45 Ke4 Kc5 46 h4 Kd6 47 h5 Rf1 48 Rg4 Rh1 49 Rg5 Rh4 50 Kf5 Ke7 51 Kg6 Kf8 52 Ra5 Rh2 53 Ra2 f3 54 Ra8+ Ke7 55 gxf3 Rg2+ 56 Kf5 Rh2 57 Ra7+ Ke8 58 Kg6 Rg2+ 59 Kf6 Rf2 60 Ra8+ Kd7 61 Ra3 1-0 Thank you, I will study.

Louis Paulsen helped develop many ideas ... Willliam Napier played a famous game he lose vs Emanuel Lasker but yeah Paulsen was way ahead of his time about 145 -155 years ago heh

Louis Paulsen helped develop many ideas ... Willliam Napier played a famous game he lose vs Emanuel Lasker but yeah Paulsen was way ahead of his time about 145 -155 years ago heh

Philidor (yeah, the "pawns are the soul of chess" guy) played the Sicilian against Thomas Bowdler in 1783. Where did he do that? Where else? London, of course.

Philidor was only able to draw the game -- but we all know that English chess players are hard to beat.

In 1834, La Bourdonnais -- in his famous Mega-match (really a series of matches in sequence) against McDonnell -- played the Sicilian more than 10 times!

And our favorite, Howard Staunton -- perhaps the most underrated chess player in history (possibly as the result of a joke by Morphy) -- played the Sicilian a lot in 1842 against John Cochrane, who was no mean player himself.

Both La Bourdonnais and Staunton managed to kick some fanny with the Sicilian.

Of course. Since the Sicilian is the most delightful chess opening that is not named "The Hippopotamus" and is a generally excellent reply to 1 e4 ?!

Philidor (yeah, the "pawns are the soul of chess" guy) played the Sicilian against Thomas Bowdler in 1783. Where did he do that? Where else? London, of course. Philidor was only able to draw the game -- but we all know that English chess players are hard to beat. In 1834, La Bourdonnais -- in his famous Mega-match (really a series of matches in sequence) against McDonnell -- played the Sicilian more than 10 times! And our favorite, Howard Staunton -- perhaps the most underrated chess player in history (possibly as the result of a joke by Morphy) -- played the Sicilian a lot in 1842 against John Cochrane, who was no mean player himself. Both La Bourdonnais and Staunton managed to kick some fanny with the Sicilian. Of course. Since the Sicilian is the most delightful chess opening that is not named "The Hippopotamus" and is a generally excellent reply to 1 e4 ?!

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