New: Andrew Martin: How to play the Anti-Sicilians
IM Andrew Martin’s video course provides practical and aggressive solutions against Anti-Sicilian lines, covering common systems like 2.c3, Nc3, and Bb5, as well as rare moves like 2.b3 and 2.Na3. Designed for club and tournament players, it helps you neutralize White’s sidelines and confidently take control of the game. Learn from IM FST Andrew Martin and increase your opening repertoire. Apart from downloading files and installing on your computer, you can also stream videos and study from ChessBase books on any device - computer, smartphone, tablets etc. The app runs on both Windows and Mac OSX. For Windows device, Windows 10 or higher is required. Photo: ChessBase
How to play the Anti-Sicilians
By Andrew Martin
Tired of facing annoying Anti-Sicilian openings? In this dynamic and practical video course, IM Andrew Martin arms you with powerful antidotes to White’s most annoying sidelines. From the ever-popular 2.c3, Nc3 and Bb5 systems, to offbeat gambits, and even bizarre moves like 2.b3 or the oddball 2.Na3, you’ll learn how to confidently crush Anti-Sicilians, and steer the game into your territory.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Early Bb5
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!
Extensive training content and interactive exercises in ChessBase Books
Solve exercises & and test your knowledge with the Opening Trainer & Fritz App.
Running time: 5 hours
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System requirements
Minimum:
Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX 11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.
Recommended:
PC Intel Core i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX 11 graphics card with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX 10 compatible soundcard, Windows Media Player 11 and internet connection for program activation.
MacOSX
Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Streaming
Phone, tablet, desktop and laptop
Delivery
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About Andrew Martin
Andrew David Martin (born 18th May 1957 in West Ham, London) is an English chess player with the title of international master. Martin received his title as international master in1984. He earned his first grandmaster norm in the British Championship of 1997 in Brighton. Martin was a commentator at.the chess world championship between Kasparov and Kramnik in 2000 and commentated at the British Championship for 20 years, before retiring in 2017.
On the 21st February 2004 Martin set a new world record for simultaneous chess. He faced 321 chess players at the same time. His result was: 294 wins, 26 draws and only one loss. Martin is known as a professional chess teacher and is the former Head of the ECF Academy. Martin is a chess columnist, an author of chess books and the author of various instructional videos. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer and the current ECF Manager of Coaches.
Martin lives in Bramley, England and still teaches extensively.
