What to do when White avoids the Open Sicilian2003, 192 Seiten, kartoniert, englisch
The Sicilian is far and away the most popular chess opening, and many players prefer to side-step the Open Sicilian with one of the Anti-Sicilian systems at White's disposal. This book equips Black to fight against all these lines. The Anti-Sicilian systems include: positionally motivated lines such as the 2 c3 Sicilian and the 3 Bb5 systems; slow but tricky attacking lines including the Closed Sicilian and the King's Indian Attack; aggressive but loosening ideas like the Grand Prix Attack and a variety of gambits. In the most critical variations, Rogozenko provides a choice between a solid and an aggressive option. He caters for those who meet 2 Nf3 with the three main moves, 2...d6, 2...e6 and 2...Nc6. A very large proportion of chess-players choose the Sicilian, and all of them have to face these systems. This is the first book for eight years to cater for their needs. For all club and tournament players who use the Sicilian (i.e. about half of all chess-players).
Contents:- Early Deviations - The Grand Prix Attack- The Closed Sicilian - The Alapin Variation (2 c3) - Miscellaneous Lines after 2 Nf3- Bb5(+) Lines - 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Qxd4
