In Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians, prominent opening specialists John Emms, Richard Palliser and Peter Wells take a revolutionary look at a popular group of openings - the Anti-Sicilians.

But instead of travelling down well-trodden and analysed paths, the authors concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours.

Many of the carefully chosen weapons are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been unfairly discarded; they are guaranteed to throw even your most experienced opponent off balance.

Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover!

• Anti-Sicilians in a whole new light
• Packed with original ideas and analysis
• Ideal for ambitious and adventurous players.

Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.

John Emms: "Anti-Sicilian systems continue to be a source of comfort for White players who want to avoid the ever-growing theory of the main lines, and conversely a pain in the neck for those playing Black whose only real wish is to reach the Najdorf, Dragon, Scheveningen or Sveshnikov (..) in every single game they play. 

Index of variations:

1 Action on the h-file
(1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 d3 d6 6 Be3 h5)

2 A Twist in the c3 Sicilian
(1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 cxd4 d6 7 Bc4 dxe5)

3 Neither Too Early nor Too Late
(1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nc6 5 Nf3 e5)

4 Danger with the d4 Gambit
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 0-0 Bg7 5 c3 Nf6 6 d4)

5 Become a Chameleon!
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 e6 4 c3)

6 The Sveshnikov Gambit
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 e5 4 Bc4 Be7 5 d3 Nf6 6 Ng5 0-0 7 f4 d5)

7 Is 4 e5 really so bad?
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e5)

8 Forcing Black to Defend
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e5)

9 Crossing White’s Plans
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Qxd4 Nc6 5 Bb5 Bd7 6 Bxc6 bxc6)

10 A Turbo-Charged King’s Indian Attack
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 g3)

11 Following in Staunton’s Footsteps
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 c4 Nc6 4 Nc3 Nge7)

12 A Remedy to the Nimzowitsch
(1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 g3)