Innhold

Introduction 7

• 1) Main Line 1: Queenside Knight – 3 Nc3 c5! 16
• Sniper Dragons: Delaying ...0-0 16
• Sniper Dragons: Kupreichik’s ...Qb6! 24
• Magnus Carlsen’s Sicilian Dragon 34
• The Sniper Sacrifice: 4...Bxc3+ 46

• Other Fourth Moves for White 64

• 2) Main Line 2: Kingside Knight – 3 Nf3 c5! 70

• The 4 c4 Maroczy with ...Qb6! 70
• White grabs the c5-pawn with 4 dxc5 75
• White plays 4 c3 87

• White plays 4 d5 88

• 3) White Plays 3 c3 – The Deferred Sniper 91

• The Storey Gambit 91
• The Main Line – White Plays 4 exd5 95

• Less Popular Moves 98

• 4) White Grabs the Centre with 3 f4 99

• The ...d5 Neutralizer 99

• The f4 Schmid Benoni 104

• 5) Other 1 e4 Lines for White 108

• Closed Sicilian versus the Sniper 108
• Scholar’s Mate-Style Attack 112
• Grand Prix Attack versus the Sniper 114
• 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Be3 119

• 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Bc4 124

• 6) White Plays d4 and c4 129

• Bermuda Triangle versus the White Arrow 129
• The Broken Arrow: ...Bxc3! 151

• The Sniper: Benko Style 157

• 7) Miscellaneous Lines 161

• Anti-Snipers 161
• The English Opening: A Simple Sniper Antidote 167

• Conclusion 169

• Index of Variations 171

• Index of Complete Games 174