Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Geschenkidee 0-0 Bc8-d7 5

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"Traps" in chess cannot be precisely defined

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For a decade and a half he was one of the leading players in the world

Konikowski: Modernes Sizilianisch - richtig gespielt Geschenkidee 0-0 Bc8-d7 51 c7 c5 as a response to 1. e2 e4 is mentioned as early as 1594 in a book by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548 1612), and in the 17th century his compatriot Gioachino Greco (1600 1634) gave it the name "Giuoco Siciliano". At first this defence was rarely used, but over time it attracted more and more attention and its popularity increased significantly, especially since the middle of the 20th century. Nowadays the "Sicilian Defence" is the most