Anti-Sicilians - A Guide for Black

by Dorian Rogozenko

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 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.

Genres: Chess

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Veselin Nikolov · Rating 4 out of 5]

It offers lines against many common and uncommon moves. This book can improve your chess if you can remember hundreds of lines, which is probably true for advanced players. For amateurs like me, the takeaway is small and it was not worth my time.

Note that I read the book using an app called Chess Studio. I can't possibly imagine finishing it without that app. The app allowed me to replay the games and get an impression of how good players handled the Anti-Sicilians.

[Ken Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book on Anti-Sicilians. I detract a star because some lines are a bit thin. Also, there are no complete games here, but I don’t hold that against the publication. It’s an intriguing read for the Sicilian player and comes highly recommended.