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John Emms: Starting Out: The Sicilian
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These are the games in John Emms' introductory book 'Starting Out: The Sicilian' by Everyman Chess (buy it here: http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/...)

The Dragon Variation (Game 1)
D Minic vs P N Lee, 1964 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

The Dragon Variation (Game 2)
D Koval vs G Berman, 1985 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

The Dragon Variation (Game 3)
Z Almasi vs W N Watson, 1994 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

The Dragon Variation (Game 4)
M Apicella vs Svidler, 1996
(B58) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

The Dragon Variation (Game 5)
P Thipsay vs C Duncan, 1994 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 34 moves, 1-0

The Dragon Variation (Game 6)
Pilnik vs Kashdan, 1948 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

The Dragon Variation (Game 7)
N Illijin vs M Cebalo, 1999 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

The Dragon Variation (Game 8)
Adams vs Kramnik, 1998 
(B58) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

The Dragon Variation (Game 9)
V Malakhov vs Svidler, 1997
(B56) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

The Dragon Variation (Game 10)
E Relange vs Sadler, 1997 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

The Najdorf Variation (Game 11)
Lobron vs Chandler, 1986 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 26 moves, 1-0

The Najdorf Variation (Game 12)
Timman vs Ljubojevic, 1985 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

The Najdorf Variation (Game 13)
Morozevich vs Ftacnik, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

The Najdorf Variation (Game 14)
Adams vs Svidler, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

The Najdorf Variation (Game 15)
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 0-1

The Najdorf Variation (Game 16)
Karpov vs Nunn, 1985 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

The Najdorf Variation (Game 17)
J Rohl vs R Leitao, 1998 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 18)
Anand vs J Ye, 1989 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 19)
Movsesian vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 20)
D Mastrovasilis vs C Lutz, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 0-1

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 21)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1-0

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 22)
Lobron vs Van Wely, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 0-1

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 23)
Shirov vs Benjamin, 1994 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

The Scheveningen Variation (Game 24)
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 1-0

The Sveshnikov Variation (Game 25)
Topalov vs Van Wely, 1999 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

The Sveshnikov Variation (Game 26)
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991 
(B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

The Sveshnikov Variation (Game 27)
C Lutz vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

The Sveshnikov Variation (Game 28)
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

The Classical Variation (Game 29)
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

The Classical Variation (Game 30)
Oll vs Hodgson, 1993 
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 46 moves, 0-1

The Classical Variation (Game 31)
Adams vs Z Kozul, 1999 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 37 moves, 1-0

The Classical Variation (Game 32)
P Wolff vs I Sokolov, 1987 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

The Classical Variation (Game 33)
J Emms vs M Hennigan, 1993
(B89) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

The Classical Variation (Game 34)
M Womacka vs K Aseev, 1991 
(B58) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Other Open Sicilians (Game 35)
D Anagnostopoulos vs I Miladinovic, 1998 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Other Open Sicilians (Game 36)
G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 37)
McShane vs Plaskett, 1997 
(B44) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 38)
Vaganian vs Ivkov, 1985 
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 39)
E Liss vs Sutovsky, 1999 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 40)
L Shmuter vs I Khmelnitsky, 1990 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 41)
Yudasin vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 0-1

Other Open Sicilians (Game 42)
Hracek vs H Urday, 1996 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0

Other Open Sicilians (Game 43)
Shirov vs Svidler, 1997 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1

Other Open Sicilians (Game 44)
K Asrian vs Sveshnikov, 2004 
(B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bb5 Systems (Game 46)
T Oral vs P Jelen, 1995 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Bb5 Systems (Game 47)
M Wahls vs D Rajkovic, 1991 
(B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0

Bb5 Systems (Game 48)
Damljanovic vs I Stohl, 1999
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

Bb5 Systems (Game 49)
Morozevich vs Petursson, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

The c3 Sicilian (Game 50)
J Palkovi vs G Danner, 1995 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 28 moves, 1-0

The c3 Sicilian (Game 51)
V Egin vs E Mukhametov, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 28 moves, 0-1

The c3 Sicilian (Game 52)
Benjamin vs Z Ilincic, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 60 moves, 0-1

The c3 Sicilian (Game 53)
J Howell vs C Ward, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 32 moves, 1-0

Other Systems (Game 54)
Short vs E Hossain, 1999 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Other Systems (Game 55)
Spassky vs Gufeld, 1988 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

Other Systems (Game 56)
Hodgson vs Petursson, 1989
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1

Other Systems (Game 57)
Short vs Gelfand, 1991 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Other Systems (Game 58)
R Hardarson vs Hjartarson, 1991
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 0-1

Other Systems (Game 59)
B Kristjansson vs M Roberts, 1967 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0

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