ANTI-SICILIANS: A GUIDE FOR BLACK (Dorian Rogozenko)
192 pages (210 mm by 145 mm).
£15.99/$22.95/€21,60
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.
Dorian Rogozenko is a young grandmaster from Moldova
who lives in Romania. He plays in the German, Romanian and Dutch leagues and
has represented his country at four Chess Olympiads. Rogozenko also qualified
for the 2001 FIDE World Championship and is a recognized expert on opening
theory. This is his first chess book.
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"I found a good balance between verbal discussion of the
lines where he explains the strategies involved rather than just using codes to
show who has the advantage. A well produced book." - Paul Dunn, Australian
Chess
"Rogozenko has been a long-time practitioner of the Sicilian
Defence, particularly the Sveshnikov and Four Knights' Variations, so he
clearly is very familiar with the lines covered in the book. This may sound
trivial, but not all authors do have practical experience with the subject of
their work, so this must already be considered a significant bonus....The book
is good, really good....Rogozenko takes the time to explain in detail the
positional and tactical aspects of the examined lines, the move-orders, the
reasoning behind certain moves and plans. This makes the book quite valuable
for less experienced players of virtually any level above, say, 1600. Having
read the book cover-to-cover quite attentively I find it very hard to recall an
instance when more explanation would really be required. This shows that the
author has put a lot of effort and care in writing this book and that he is
quite familiar with the positions he examines....There are plenty of new ideas
supplied in the text, several rare alternatives that have been re-examined and
re-assessed and many previously accepted assessments that have been critically
studied and re-evaluated. This all makes the book a worthy purchase even for
strong players of the GM-level....My assessment: this book is a must-buy!" -
Sotiris Logothetis, CHESS TODAY
"To be blunt, any player who plays the Sicilian Defense as
Black MUST have this book" - Chris Chambers, GEORGIA CHESS
"Anti-Sicilians is a very thorough and independent
piece of work, which should serve the tournament player well" - Jens
Madsen, CHESSVILLE
"Moldovan GM Dorian Rogozenko impressed me with his frank
revelations about his favourite responses" - Tim Harding, CHESS MAIL
"Dorian Rogozenko fügt an vielen Stellen des Buches
hinzu, dass Schwarz genau wissen muss, was er tut. Wer dies als
Sizilianisch-Spieler ebenfalls wissen möchte und den Anti- Sizilianer
adäquat begegnen will, kann getrost zu Rogozenkos
inhaltsreichemErstlingswerk greifen." - Dr. W. Schweizer, ROCHADE
"Sicilian players pay attention! This should be in your
library." - Alex Dunne, ICCF Amici (www.amici.iccf)
"A good book worthy of purchase. Well written and providing
many lines worthy of further research." Michael Blake, IECG |
