{"id":7614,"date":"2023-04-16T14:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7614"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:27:07","slug":"lowenthal-sicilian-secret-weapon-with-fm-zaur-tekeyev","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/lowenthal-sicilian-secret-weapon-with-fm-zaur-tekeyev\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowenthal Sicilian Secret Weapon with FM Zaur Tekeyev"},"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=\"Lowenthal Sicilian\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/769488885?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>Chess Openings for Black: The Lowenthal Sicilian Defense<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Lowenthal Sicilian Defense<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5!<\/em>) is a\u00a0rock-solid\u00a0variation of the Sicilian. Here you\u2019ll need to remember a very minor amount of theory to get\u00a0<strong>significant middlegame plans to win<\/strong>, or draw with Magnus Carlsen himself (see chapter 2!)!<\/p>\n<p>The Sicilian Defense is perhaps the\u00a0<strong>most popular<\/strong>\u00a0response to 1.e4 and has been favored by World Champions, from Fischer and Kasparov to Carlsen.<\/p>\n<p>It offers you a chance to equalize the position quickly, giving a\u00a0<em>real<\/em>\u00a0opportunity to turn the tables on White and score those vital wins with the Black pieces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/0836542c-e07c-4100-a3d4-c22787d00e4b.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1668113839&amp;Signature=5860aa6450cadf325d292e95011bb0bef0d72499\" width=\"508\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The problem?<\/h3>\n<p>Loads of theory and all types of scary attacks to remember (and avoid!).<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re ready to become a game-winning Sicilian player this week, Russian FM Zaur Tekeyev has a brand new recommendation for you.<\/p>\n<p>The Lowenthal Sicilian Defense is a special brand of the Sicilian. You get simple, positional plans and minimal theory, plus, you\u00a0<strong>avoid<\/strong>\u00a0all of the ultra-sharp stuff other Sicilian players have to face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lowenthal-Sicilian-768x768-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1326655\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1326655\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1326655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The Lowenthal Sicilian Defense Helps You to:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get EASY Equality!<\/strong>\u00a0This line has you getting the Queens off early and taking all the bite out of White\u2019s system. This is a super solid line that equalizes immediately, and is totally underestimated by 90% of club players!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Punish ALL Anti-Sicilian NONSENSE<\/strong>: Some guys will try to get clever and sidestep the main line with tricky stuff like the Grand Prix Attack and similar\u2026 Never fear! FM Zaur Tekeyev arms you with dangerous weapons to humiliate all of these players. No Smith-Morra, Rossolimo, or Alpin Sicilian will be able to penetrate your defenses!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dominate the Bishops with KILLER Knight Outposts!<\/strong>\u00a0As we said, this is NOT your average Sicilian\u2026 In this line, you\u2019ll learn how to use your superior positional skills to make your knights hop circles around their so-called \u201cbishop-pair\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Zaur-Tekeyev.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FM Zaur Tekeyev<\/strong>\u00a0(FIDE 2407) is a FIDE Master from Russia with one International Master norm. Zaur has been coaching chess players of different ages and levels for many years. As a player, he has won multiple tournaments, one of the best results being the 1st place in the Russian National Students\u2019 Chess League Championship (Moscow Open, 2017). Zaur is also a big online blitz player, with an online rating of over 2800.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FM Zaur Tekeyev has just released his comprehensive repertoire course on the Lowenthal Sicilian and it covers EVERYTHING you need to get started winning with this line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31238,"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>Lowenthal Sicilian Secret Weapon with FM Zaur Tekeyev - 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\/lowenthal-sicilian-secret-weapon-with-fm-zaur-tekeyev\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lowenthal Sicilian Secret Weapon with FM Zaur Tekeyev - 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