{"id":7358,"date":"2023-04-01T13:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T13:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7358"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:27:01","slug":"beating-the-sicilian-with-gm-homayoon-toufighi","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/beating-the-sicilian-with-gm-homayoon-toufighi\/","title":{"rendered":"Beating the Sicilian with GM Homayoon Toufighi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Beating the Sicilian\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/761983501?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Canal-Sokolsky Attack with GM Homayoon Toufighi<\/h2>\n<p>If you play 1.e4 with White you must be ready for all the Sicilians\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Scheveningen, Dragon, Najdorf\u2026 black is pretty much dictating the play.<\/p>\n<p>Memorizing truckloads of theory and constantly maintaining your repertoire could be a nightmare for any club player\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What if you could cut 95% of theory, avoid the pet lines, and actually control the direction of the game?<\/p>\n<p>Impossible? Not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>GM Homayoon Toufighi recommends the Canal-Sokolsky Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 Bb5+).<\/p>\n<p>This opening was proven to be effective at the top level by the world\u2019s best\u2026 Garry Kasparov,\u00a0<em>Magnus Carlsen, and Fabiano Caruana<\/em>\u00a0all trust this system\u2026 yet it is simple enough you can learn it in just a couple of days!<\/p>\n<p>GM Homayoon reveals his complete Anti-Sicilian preparation based on Canal-Sokolsky Attack &amp; Rossolimo, which will surprise and frustrate your opponent handing you a well-deserved win!<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/376c9bb1-8cba-4374-ad4b-260ba700d20c.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1666278593&amp;Signature=a3fe48f0944556fa65a72b6f949b7f5025faabf6\" width=\"549\" height=\"296\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Here\u2019s what you are going to learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Element of surprise<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You will avoid your opponent\u2019s entire preparation and pet lines because 99% of club players will not be ready to play against this opening with Black. It translates into a much higher winning percentage for you and quite a few under 20-move wins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Truly universal setup<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GM Toufighi has structured this opening repertoire in such a way that you can play this system after both\u00a0<em>e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 Bb5+<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Bb5<\/em>\u00a0slashing your preparation time in half.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saves time avoiding 95% of opening theory<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 forget about preparing for dozens of different Sicilian Mainlines and off-beat variations. With this repertoire, you\u2019ll play the same 2.Bb5 setup against anything Black attempts. That\u2019s home-field advantage in EVERY game!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top players approved<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Carlsen, Anand, and Svidler are only a few Super-GMs that trust their careers wins to Canal-Sokolsky Attack. This is the top-scoring Anti-Sicilian and even strong Grandmasters admit it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perfect for Rapid &amp; Blitz<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GM Toufighi takes this repertoire for a spin and crashes his competition from 1768 to 2650 Elo. He then suggests you a perfect plan against each rating level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, you are getting the Anti-Sicilian opening preparation that is truly universal, yet simple to learn over the weekend and proven to be VERY effective against anyone from 1700 to 2600 Elo!<\/p>\n<p>If you are a 1.e4 player and looking to bulletproof your preparation against the Sicilian Defense with an opening that you can learn once and win games for years-to-come\u2026 this is for you.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Author:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Homayoun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Homayoon Toufighi [2501 FIDE]<\/p>\n<p>is an Iranian chess grandmaster, winner of Asian Championship U18, bronze medalist of Asian Team Championship, winner of Turkmenistan open and national rapid and blitz Champion. He is an active chess player and a full-time coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM Homayoon Toufighi reveals his complete Anti-Sicilian preparation based on Canal-Sokolsky Attack &amp; Rossolimo, which will surprise and frustrate your opponent handing you a well-deserved win!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beating the Sicilian with GM Homayoon Toufighi - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/beating-the-sicilian-with-gm-homayoon-toufighi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beating the Sicilian with GM Homayoon Toufighi - 365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GM Homayoon Toufighi reveals his complete Anti-Sicilian preparation based on Canal-Sokolsky Attack &amp; 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