Plichta Kamil. Four Horsemen: The Sicilian 4 Knights Defense

Chessable, Mar 02, 2020.Send in the cavalry!
Ride roughshod over White with the Four Knights Sicilian Defense - the fascinating Sicilian that's both relatively off-beat and completely uncompromising.Chessable staffer FM Kamil Plichta's Four Horsemen repertoire is all about punishing White's inaccuracies - and as he states, if White is unprepared, they WILL happen.The Four Horsemen focuses on understanding NOT memorization — there is just one chapter that is necessary to drill, apart from that the course is quick and nimble!Mainline: 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘f6 5.♘c3 ♘c6
Variations based around understanding - not rote learning;
Four Knights cut out the Yugoslav, Sozin, and English attacks;
Learn the Sicilian in a manageable way - just 226 lines;
QuickStarter guide with the key variations;
Anti-Sicilians are far less dangerous against this;
The perfect opening for faster time controls;
Fresh ideas in a line very few sources analyze.The Four Knights has been largely neglected as an opening, even considered sub-par by some. This is not the case!Kick your opponent out of his comfort zone
FM Plichta, one of Chessable's hardest-working authors, has analyzed fresh lines in an opening that has been largely left alone by chess books. The Four Knights is now his main response to 1.e4 - and, it should be yours too.Remember, very few players prepare for this opening - it is almost always a surprise weapon!So saddle up because FM Plichta's Four Horsemen will take you on a very fast ride - far faster, you can be sure, than your opponent.TO COME: What if White doesn't go into the open Sicilian after 1...c5? Do not worry, FM Plichta has promised a full add-on anti-Sicilian course to turn this into a complete repertoire against 1.e4.