In this book, John Emms examines his favourite Sicilian variation, which is one of Black’s most reliable answers to 1 e4. He shares his knowledge from over 15 years studying and playing the Sicilian Taimanov at grandmaster level, examines the opening from both sides of the board and offers answers to the all the key questions.

Essential guidance and training in the Sicilian

Utilizes an ideal approach to opening study

Includes a Sicilian Taimanov repertoire for Black

Inhalt:

004 Bibliography

005 Introduction

009 1. White Plays Be2: Main Lines

076 2. White Plays Be2: Alternative Lines

113 3. White Plays Be3 and Bd3

154 4. The English Attack

216 5. White Plays f4

252 6. The Fianchetto Variation

282 7. White Plays 5 Nb5

323 8. Other Lines

364 Index of Variations

368 Index of Games

368 Seiten , kartoniert , 1. Auflage 2012 ,  Englisch