2nd Move Anti-Sicilians Powerbook 2018

Something similar can also be said about the Anti-Najdorf weapon 2.Ne2 – except that after 2...Nc6 White does transpose to main lines with d2-d4, but no longer has to reckon with the Najdorf. Another knight move – 2.Na3 – even enjoys the privilege of having been played by Magnus Carlsen. There is the really venomous but nevertheless solid 2.b3, because on b2 the bishop will always be unpleasant for Black. Finally even 2.c4 Nc6 3.f4!? is a suprisingly popular continuation in the engine room. Our “2nd move Anti-Sicilian Powerbook” (based on more than 380 000 computer games and 70 000 games from Mega and correspondence chess) contains all of them and allows nice statistical evaluations which cast light on many a surprise.