For decades, Lakdawala described himself as a "chicken" when it came to openings, preferring safe, quiet structures like the London System or the Caro-Kann. He had experimented with sharper Sicilians like the Dragon and the Najdorf in his youth, but after a string of humiliating losses, he abandoned them for a quarter-century.
: To their shock, Lakdawala won easily against the GM. He realized that the Sveshnikov was a Sicilian that even an "initiative-challenged" player like himself could comprehend because it forced him into bold action. About the Book Cyrus Lakdawala Opening Repertoire The Sveshn...
: David then pushed him to play the Sveshnikov—a position Lakdawala had never studied and that previously "only triggered fear". For decades, Lakdawala described himself as a "chicken"
: His friend, National Master David Hart, goaded him into meeting a Grandmaster's as a joke. He realized that the Sveshnikov was a Sicilian
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