The Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5, is one of the popular chess openings. In this book several chess grandmasters present state-of-the-art analysis of lines where White meets the Sicilian by avoiding the Open variations. The editors, 2007 British Champion GM Jacob Aagaard and three-time Scottish Champion GM John Shaw, have recruited a line-up of strong chess grandmasters to share their expert opinions both on how to play the Sicilian Defense and how to play against it.

Jacob Aagaard is a chess grandmaster and ex-British Champion.

John Shaw is a chess grandmaster and three-time Scottish Champion.

Contents

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Introduction

1) Boris Avrukh - 3...e6 versus the Grand Prix Attack

2) Jacob Aagaard - A Classical Repertoire against 2.c3

3) Tiger Hillarp Persson - Beating 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 with 3...d6

4) Tiger Hillarp Persson - Beating 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ with 3...Nd7!

5) Andrew Greet - Moscow Variation with 5.c4

6) Christian Bauer - 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4

7) Christian Bauer - 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 - ...g6-lines

8) Christian Bauer - 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6

9) Christian Bauer - 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 - Rare Lines

10) Christian Bauer - King's Indian Attack

11) Christian Bauer - 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4

12) Milos Pavlovic - A 10-minute repertoire against the Closed Sicilian

13) Matthieu Cornette - Tiviakov Grand Prix

14) Matthieu Cornette - 3...Nd4 - Early Deviations

15) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 g6

16) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 - Minor Lines

17) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 - 5...Nf6 6.0-0

18) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 - 5...Qc7

19) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 - 5...Nf6 6.0-0 a6 7.a4

20) Matthieu Cornette - 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 - 5...Nf6 6.0-0 a6 7.d3

21) Colin McNab - Beating 2.a3 with 2...g6

22) Colin McNab - Beating 2.f4 with 2...d5

23) Colin McNab - Beating 5.f3 with 5...e5

24) John Shaw - 2.d3 - A Black Repertoire

25) Peter Heine Nielsen - Beating 2.b3 with 2...g6

 

440 Seiten, 2011, englisch, kartoniert.