The Closed Sicilian

The Closed Sicilian
Author: Carsten Hansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2017-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781781943984

In the Closed Sicilian an awareness of the strategies and plans is far more important than the simple memorising of variations. White's play is logical and the basic ideas are simple to master.

Starting Out: Closed Sicilian

Starting Out: Closed Sicilian
Author: Richard Palliser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2006
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781857444148

The Closed Sicilian is an ideal weapon for players who wish for an aggressive way to attack the Sicilian. This book takes a different look at this famous opening. The early moves and ideas are introduced and care is taken to explain the reasoning behind them.

The Closed Sicilian

The Closed Sicilian
Author: Daniel King
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1997
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781901259063

The Closed Sicilian has always been a great favorite with chess club and tournament players. Here, Grand Master Daniel King explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening variation, using model games for both sides to illustrate the important ideas. Armed with this book, readers will have everything they need to know to play the opening with either White or Black.

Winning with the Closed Sicilian

Winning with the Closed Sicilian
Author: Gary Lane (I.M.)
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 155
Release: 1992
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9780713469721

This book is the first to deal thoroughly with the Closed Sicilian and is intended to appeal to both club and tournament players. Each variation is explained with the help of a complete, annotated game illustrating the important strategies for both sides. The book offers a fresh position from as early as the second move, and should help players to combat the Sicilian.

The Ultimate Closed Sicilian

The Ultimate Closed Sicilian
Author: Gary Lane
Publisher: Batsford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9780713486872

One of the most popular openings at club level, the Closed Sicilian was also a favourite of two World Champions, Vasilly Smyslov and Boris Spassky. Not only does it offer White some dangerous attacking chances, it avoids the dreaded main lines that require countless hours of study.

How to Beat the Sicilian Defence

How to Beat the Sicilian Defence
Author: Gawain Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781857446630

The Sicilian Defence is by far the most popular chess opening. If you play 1 e4 as White, on average you are likely to meet the Sicilian in virtually every other game! You need to be prepared to face the Sicilian at all times, and a ready-to-use repertoire against it is an indispensible weapon. In this book, Gawain Jones confronts the challenge of meeting the Sicilian head on. He has constructed a comprehensive Anti-Sicilian repertoire for White, which is based on lines he has successfully employed at grandmaster level. These are sound, reliable options for White, but don't be fooled - they also contain more than a drop of poison. Variations covered include the popular King's Indian Attack, various Bb5 systems and weapons against Black's offbeat tries. A Grandmaster's repertoire against the Sicilian Packed with new ideas and critical analysis Highlights key tactical and positional ideas

The Sicilian

The Sicilian
Author: John Emms
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781857445886

This is an updated and largely expanded edition of the highly acclaimed Starting Out: The Sicilian. John Emms goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Sicilian and its many variations.

Sicilian Kan

Sicilian Kan
Author: John Emms
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2002
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781857443028

The Sicilian Kan is one of the most flexible and easy-to-play variations of the entire Sicilian complex. In contrast to opening monsters such as the infamous Dragon and Najdorf Variations, Black players are not forced to memorize massive chunks of opening theory. Success in the Sicilian Kan is more dependent on understanding certain principles and a system of development. Another point in its favor is that even more experienced White players are often flummoxed by Black¿s elastic approach. Recently the Kan has received a seal of approval from the highest places, with both Kasparov and Kramnik employing it in the last couple of years. In this book, Grandmaster John Emms considers both the popular main lines and the tricky sidelines of the Sicilian Kan. Using illustrative games, Emms guides the reader through the positional and tactical intricacies of this modern opening. *Written by a leading openings expert *Includes games from world class grandmasters *An ideal weapon at all levels

Anti-Sicilians - A Guide for Black

Anti-Sicilians - A Guide for Black
Author: Dorian Rogozenko
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781901983845

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.