Experts on the Anti-Sicilian - Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw

Experts on the Anti-Sicilian – Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw
Experts on the Anti-Sicilian – Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw440 pages, paperbackThe 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.Chapter 1 Boris Avrukh – 3…e6 versus the Grand Prix AttackChapter 2 Jacob Aagaard – A Classical Repertoire against 2.c3Chapter 3 Tiger Hillarp Persson – Beating 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 with 3…d6Chapter 4 Tiger Hillarp Persson – Beating 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5 with 3…Nd7!Chapter 5 Andrew Greet – Moscow Variation with 5.c4Chapter 6 Christian Bauer – 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4Chapter 7 Christian Bauer – 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 – …g6-linesChapter 8 Christian Bauer – 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 Chapter 9 Christian Bauer – 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 – Rare LinesChapter 10 Christian Bauer – King’s Indian AttackChapter 11 Christian Bauer – 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4Chapter 12 Milos Pavlovic – A 10-minute repertoire against the Closed SicilianChapter 13 Matthieu Cornette – Tiviakov Grand PrixChapter 14 Matthieu Cornette – 3…Nd4 – Early DeviationsChapter 15 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 g6Chapter 16 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 – Minor LinesChapter 17 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 – 5…Nf6 6.0…0Chapter 18 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 – 5…Qc7Chapter 19 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 – 5…Nf6 6.0…0 a6 7.a4Chapter 20 Matthieu Cornette – 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 – 5…Nf6 6.0…0 a6 7.d3Chapter 21 Colin McNab – Beating 2.a3 with 2…g6Chapter 22 Colin McNab – Beating 2.f4 with 2…d5Chapter 23 Colin McNab – Beating 5.f3 with 5…e5Chapter 24 John Shaw – 2.d3 – A Black RepertoireChapter 25 Peter Heine Nielsen – Beating 2.b3 with 2…g6

Jacob Aagaard is a chess grandmaster and ex-British Champion.John Shaw is a chess grandmaster and three-time Scottish Champion.