2ND EDITION - 2006 - UPDATED AND REVISED

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The Sicilian Defence is the most popular opening at all levels of tournament play from Linares to the local club championship. The Sicilian is played regularly by Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Leko, Topalov, and Shirov – a.k.a. the best players in the world. In this book a multinational line-up of leading experts give recommendations against their own pet lines in the Sicilian Defence. This repertoire book recommends the critical main lines and reveals Black’s greatest fears to you. Experts vs. the Sicilian is the no-nonsense opening repertoire for players of all strengths who want to teach the Sicilian players a lesson or two...

The Writers of this book are:

Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen vs. the Accelerated Dragon.

Peter Heine Nielsen is 31 years old and currently Scandinavia’s number one. Peter has won many international tournaments, with the participation of such players as Ivanchuk, Short, Svidler and Beliavsky. He also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Olympiad in Moscow.
Peter co-authored the book The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon in 1998 with fellow Dane Carsten Hansen. They are currently contemplating an updated edition.

Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen vs. the Taimanov and the Paulsen.

Sune Berg Hansen is 33 years old and one of Denmark’s strongest grandmasters for some years. He has competed in several Olympics and once in the World Championship. He is well known in Denmark for the high quality he puts into his chess annotations and as the daily column writer for the large newspaper Politiken. His article in this book is his first larger contribution to a chess book.
His great knowledge of opening theory will become apparent to anyone who reads his contribution to this book.

Grandmaster Viktor Gavrikov vs. the Scheveningen.

Viktor Gavrikov is 47 years old an famous on the tournament circuit for his large knowledge of opening theory. As a player he has played at the highest level for many years, against all the best players, and won games against players such as Karpov, Beliavsky, van Wely, Lautier, Andersson and Adams. Currently he contributes with theoretical articles to Chessbase Magazine and is working on a book on the middlegame.
Viktor has played the Keres Attack with both colours, but does not consider himself a true expert. However his contribution to this book suggests otherwise.

Grandmaster Peter Wells vs. the Classical Sicilian.

Peter Wells is 39 years old and has for many years been one of the best players in England. During his work with his contribution for this book he found time to take second place at the British Championship.

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