McDonald Neil. The Sicilian Bb5 Revealed

Batsford, 2005. — 212 p. — ISBN: 0713489804.The Sicilian Bb5 is the most popular and successful Anti-Sicilian variation. Vassily Ivanchuk used it to score a stunning win against Gary Kasparov at Linares in 1991. It has since become recognized as the perfect way for White to avoid the main Sicilian line without compromising his attacking chances. As such it has proved a deadly weapon in the hands of Adams, Grischuk, and Kasparov himself. This book provides full coverage of both 2...d6 3. Bb5+ and 2...Nc6 3.Bb5. It shows you how to implement in your own games the ideas that have worked so successfully at the highest level.