The Venomous Four Knights Sicilian by IM Aljoscha Feuerstack

Provoke and Punish!

The Venomous Four Knights Sicilian lures the opponent to your side of the board. So you can punish their overextension — unleash your pieces with tempo — and use all that momentum to attack the enemy king!

Here’s how the opening works:

After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3, it opens up the f8-a3 diagonal for your bishop with 2…e6. Then it rallies your knights with 4…Nf6 and 5…Nc6 to control critical squares in the center.

The Four Knights Sicilian marshals your pieces
into fighting positions without delay

Super-grandmasters Nodirbek Abdusattorrov (peak 2750 FIDE) and Daniil Dubov (peak 2720 FIDE) play the Four Knights in fast time controls… where the ticking clock adds momentum to Black’s sharp play.

But even in slow games, the Four Knights stands up to scrutiny.

Just ask Arjun Erigaisi (peak 2748 FIDE), who played it in the 44th Chess Olympiad and the FIDE World Cup versus 2600-Elo opposition.

And in amateur games online and at the club?

The Four Knights Sicilian is just…

Downright Lethal!

That’s because White plays the strongest reply to 5…Nc6 in only 8 out of 100 games. So roughly 90% of the time, you get to smash the opponent’s center, and ensnare their exposed pieces!

With targets along the a7-g1 diagonal, plus
the healthier pawn structure, Black has
an unquestionable edge!

If you run into that booked-up player who knows what’s up…

That’s when The Venomous Four Knights Sicilian bares its fangs.

It entices White to invade the d6-square, with check no less! So you can kick them back to where they came from — uncoil your pieces like a cobra — and sink your teeth on the enemy king!

The Four Knights Sicilian turns the loss of
castling rights into jet fuel for your attack

But perhaps best of all:

In Aljoscha Feuerstack, you have the ideal opening coach to show you how it’s done.

He’s a peak-2488-rated International Master. One with a tactical playstyle, paired with an arsenal of dangerous sidelines.

Feuerstack has been playing the Four Knights Sicilian since 2006. It proved to be an excellent surprise weapon at the German under-18 championship… where he shared 1st place and scored 4/5 with the black pieces!

In 2017, Feuerstack promoted the Four Knights to his main repertoire. Thanks to a counterintuitive discovery, which all but guarantees Black full counterplay.

To swap or not to swap? Watch 15:25 of the intro
to ensure you have enough firepower to reach the
enemy king in this key position

Today, Feuerstack is passing onto you his hard-won understanding of the opening.

Let’s recap what you’re getting:

🎯 A Four Knights Sicilian repertoire versus 1.e4 and the Open Variation. Over 370 MoveTrainer® variations prepare you for nearly everything White can play… from move 4 and beyond.

🎯 More than 20 hours of video explain why you play what you play. So even if White mixes things up, you can pinpoint the crux of the position, and follow through with the right move.

🎯 Plus 8 model games and 41 exercises to hone your killer instincts in the middlegame.

We’re confident that The Venomous Four Knights Sicilian can boost your score against 1.e4.

Enjoy the tactics and positional masterstrokes unique to this opening. Revel in its double-edge positions, where White must tread lightly… while you follow a clear path laid down by Feuerstack.

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