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.
Review On Aug 7, 2006by Redmar Damsma of Amsterdam
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I found this work very useful, it really gave me the confidence to take on all those annoying 'anti-sicilian' moves. It is well-written and there is a nice balance between analysis of the moves and general explanations. Rogozenko is very thorough: even off-beat moves (like 3. d3 after 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6) are analysed. This makes it very appropriate for clubplayers, who will face strange variations often. A downside is Rogozenko usually gives only one option for black; meaning you will not like all the variations for black. All in all, certainly a book worth buying.
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