Sicilian Warfare

Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defense against 1.e4, starting where opening theory ends and advancing into the middle game. Grandmaster and specialist Ilya Smirin divides the strategic battle into easily understandable elements and then analyzes them in a dynamic environment.

With illuminating notes from Smirin's best Sicilian games in both colours, Sicilian Warfare offers a feast of attack chess and a world-class guide to the most ambitious response to 1.e4.

Ilya Smirin reached 13th place in the world with a rating above 2700. He is considered one of the most creative grandmasters of his generation.