Two great books for players who play the Sicilian Defence and King's
Indian Defence in one volume. Fighting the anti-King's Indian by Yelena
Denbo and Fighting the anti-Sicilians by Richard Palliser. 'I love
playing the King's Indian, but no-one ever allows me to reach my
favourite opening!' Does this sound like an all too familiar complaint?
You will reach your favourite opening in barely half the games you play
against 1 d4, and that's why this book is the ideal guide to play
against those annoying White systems designed to avoid the main lines:
the Trompowsky; the London System; the Torre Attack; the Barry Attack;
the Colle System; the Veresov; the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit - the list
goes on and on! Yelena Dembo, who as a hardened King's Indian and
Grünfeld player has considerable experience facing these irritating
openings, deals with them in no uncertain terms, in each case offering
Black a no-nonsense solution that enables you to face the future with
confidence. The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular answer
to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. The reason for this is easy to
understand: from the very first move Black unbalances the position and
can play for a win without needing to take unjustified risks. This is
particularly the case with the Open Sicilian, where Black can take
comfort from the knowledge that his superior pawn structure ensures
control of the centre and excellent long-term chances. Richard Palliser,
a lifelong Sicilian devotee, decides it's time for Black players to
finally fight back! Drawing upon his vast experience and understanding
of Anti-Sicilians, Palliser creates a dynamic and practical repertoire
for Sicilian players to use against these possibilities. In many
instances he offers more than one solution for Black - ambitious or
solid - and he pays special attention to tricky move orders, weapons
that present-day players are likely to use.
