Dismantling the Sicilian - New and Updated Edition by Jesus de la Villa Garcia, Max Illingworth (K-5321)

The Sicilian Defence is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level as well as among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, Black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come.

It has been difficult for White to obtain any advantage in Sicilian sidelines, and this book therefore presents a complete repertoire for White in the most important main lines: the Open Sicilians with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3. Each variation is presented with its main ideas, its typical tactics and strategies, and with instructive games. The authors always summarize the most important features.

PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL 2009 EDITION:

Arne Moll, ChessVibes:
“A total knockout.”

John Anderson, British Correspondence Chess Association:
“Bang up-to-date and very user-friendly.”

Grandmaster Glenn Flear:
“Impressive and highly recommended.”

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CONTENT

006 Contents Explanation of symbols

007 Introduction to the new edition

013 Introduction to the first edition

017 Chapter 1 – Second move sidelines

026 Chapter 2 – 2...♘c6 sidelines

035 Chapter 3 – The Lowenthal & the Kalashnikov

050 Chapter 4 – The Accelerated Dragon 4...g6

072 Chapter 5 – The Sveshnikov 5...e5

100 Chapter 6 – Sidelines after 2...e6

122 Chapter 7 – The Taimanov 4...♘c6

143 Chapter 8 – The Paulsen 5.♘c3 without 5...♕c7

159 Chapter 9 – The Paulsen 5.♘c3 ♕c7

187 Chapter 10 – 2...d6 sidelines

196 Chapter 11 – The Scheveningen

203 Chapter 12 – The Dragon 5...g6

223 Chapter 13 – The Richter-Rauzer without 8...♗d7

249 Chapter 14 – The Richter-Rauzer 8...♗d7

268 Chapter 15 – The 6.h3 Najdorf

312 Chapter 16 – The 6.♗e2 Najdorf

334 Chapter 17 – What others recommend... and why I disagree

359 Index of variations

364 Index of players

367 Bibliography