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 builds an Anti-Sicilian repertoire for White, which is based on lines that are 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

Content:
004 Bibliography

005 Introduction

007 1) Moscow Variation: 3...Nd7

041 2) Moscow Variation: 3...Bd7 4 Bxd7+ Qxd7

063 3) Moscow Variation: 3...Bd7 4 Bxd7+ Nxd7

090 4) The Hybrid Variation

122 5) Rossolimo Variation: 3...g6 4 Bxc6 bxc6

145 6) Rossolimo Variation: 3...g6 4 Bxc6 dxc6

179 7) Rossolimo Variation: 3...e6

203 8) Rossolimo Variation: Other Third Moves for Black

237 9) King's Indian Attack with ...d5

286 10) King's Indian Attack without ...d5

324 11) Other Second Moves for Black

346 Index of Variations

349 Index of Complete Games