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How to play the Anti-Sicilians
Andrew Martin
In this dynamic and practical video course, IM Andrew Martin arms you with powerful antidotes to White’s most annoying sidelines.
Whether you’re a club player or a tournament regular, this course will sharpen your repertoire, boost your confidence, and ensure you’re always ready when White dodges the Open Sicilian. Take control and turn these sideline surprises into easy wins!
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Contents
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2...d6?!: Fridman vs Min
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2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd4 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Na3 Nc6: Rabiega vs Aronian
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2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Na3 a6: Sielecki vs Nguyen
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2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 g6: Sarin vs Andreikin
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2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 e5: Mamedov vs Wang Hao
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2...Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Nb6: Mamedov vs Navara
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2...Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 dxe5: Vysochin vs Bacrot
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2...Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qe4 f5: Sveshnikov vs Ungureanu
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2...e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6: Peterson vs Vaganian
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2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.0-0 a6 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Re1 g6 7.c3 b5 8.a4: Bacrot vs Carlsen
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2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e6: Laurent vs Burg
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2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7: Zenelaj vs Kramnik
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2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.0-0 Ngf6 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 b6 7.d4 cxd4: Kovalev vs Adhiban
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2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.0-0 Bd7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 Nf6 7.c3 Bg4: Zufic vs Jablonicky
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2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Re1 e5: Fischer vs Spassky
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2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.h4 d6: Nguyen vs Gelfand
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2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.f4 a6: Antunes vs Bonin
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2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nf3 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 d6: Thorhallsson vs Carlsen
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Closed Sicilian & Early f4 Systems
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 e5 7.Nh3 Nge7: Bilek vs Gheorghiu
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 e5 7.Nh3 Nge7: Muzychuk vs Cmilyte
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.Be3 d6 7.Qd2 Rb8: Dias vs Golubev
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2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.c3 0-0: Movsesian vs Kuzubov
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2.Be2 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.0-0 d6 6.d3 e6 7.Qe1 Nge7: Beukema vs Liang
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1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.d3 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.c3 0-0: Kamsky vs Martinez Alcantara
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Nh3 e5 7.0-0 Nge7 8.f4 exf4: Frick vs Andersson
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.Be3 d6 6.Bg2 e6 7.Qd2 Nge7: Barriga Silba vs Flores
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2.Nc3 a6 3.f4 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.d3 e6 6.g3 d5 7.e5 h5: Tamra vs Ghaem Maghami
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Grand Prix Attack & Early f4 Systems
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.f5 gxf5: Degraeve vs Jones
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.0-0 Nge7 7.d3 0-0 8.Qe1 d5: Abarca Gonzalez vs Alonso
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2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.0-0 Nxb5 7.Nxb5 a6 8.Nc3 d6: Sibille vs Anand
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2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7 5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.d3 d6 7.Nc3 Rb8 8.0-0 f5: Kurajica vs Andersson
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2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bxd7+ Qxd7 6.c3 e6 7.dxe6 Qxe6+ 8.Qe2 Nc6: Kostouros vs Rasmussen
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Morra Gambit & Wing Gambit
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2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Bg5 b5: Negele vs Kamsky
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2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Bg5 h6: Obregon Rivero vs Indjic
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2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Bg5 d6: Lundin vs Ansat
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2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 bxa3 4.Bxa3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Nf3 d6: Mainar Garcia vs Braga
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2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 bxa3 4.Nxa3 d6 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bd3 g6 7.h3 Bg7: Shirazi vs Grandelius
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2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 e5: Vallejo Pons vs Gukesh
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2.a3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6: Nikanova vs Bures
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2.Na3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 e5 6.Ne2 d5: Welling vs Swinkels
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2.Bc4 and 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4: Houard vs Cornette
