No One Here Gets Out Alive

Continuing on with my plugs for IM Timothy Taylor's articles on How to Defeat the Weaker Player, he now has Part 3: No One Here Gets Out Alive. This month covers a weaker player's lack of opening knowledge. Sorry, but this is a waste in terms of instructional value. A player strong enough to exploit an opponent's leaving theory doesn't need to be told any of this.

Of more interest at Silman's site this month, however, is a review of an interesting new book, Experts vs. The Sicilian. Reviewed by IM John Donaldson, this book offers a White repertoire in the Open Sicilian. This stuff isn't easy to find. You have the standard Beating the Sicilian 3, by GM John Nunn and GM Joe Gallagher, but beyond that I've only found very restrictive repertoires, like GM Nigel Davies Taming the Sicilian, in which he recommends fianchettoing the light-squared bishop whenever possible -- not exactly the system to strike fear into your opponents. Here's another look at this interesting new book and a review by Carsten Hansen.