Anti-Sicilian with 2.Nc3 Nc6 (Part 2)

Course 34 episodes
(2 hours 11 min)

Creators GM Avetik Grigoryan

In the Anti-Sicilian Nc3, 2…Nc6 is a popular move you’ll face in many of your games. So you need a stable repertoire against it.

While White has many options here, our Grandmasters offer the strong — 3.Bb5!

One of the main ideas of this move is to get a favorable Rossolimo version after Bxc6 dxc6.

At the same time, White also keeps the option of playing either play Nf3 first or f4 followed by Nf3...

Below are some of the positions you could get, taken from the course.

Antisicilian with 2.Nc3

GM Avetik will show you the most important lines and ideas for playing against the popular 2...Nc6 line!

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What you'll learn

A step-by-step repertoire for White against 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6, covering important variations and sidelines.
Why 3.Bb5 is more effective here than the Grand Prix Attack with 3.f4.
Improve your understanding of Nc3 Anti-Sicilian structures.
Model games to help you understand key ideas, plans and more.