A Black Repertoire versus the Anti-Sicilians
In this video series Pert gives a strong and practical Black repertoire against the Anti-Sicilians such as the Bb5 Sicilian, the Grand Prix Attack, the Alapin and many more, from my years of experience playing the Sicilian.
GM Nick Pert is a chess grandmaster from England who has regularly played for the England team in Olympiads and European Team Championships. He is a former World U18 chess champion.
Nick Pert made several Fritztrainers in the past years. They not only go deep into opening analysis, but also conquer interesting themes of how club players make typical mistakes, and how to learn from those errors.
Typical Mistakes by 1000-1600 Players
Typical mistakes by 1600-1900 players
Typical mistakes by 1800-2000 players
Nicholas Pert also has a three part series, for an attacking repertoire as a 1.d4! player.
His newest Fritztrainer, which came out this year, tackles the pesky "Anti-Sicilian" openings as a Black player, and contributes a large repertoire in more than 6 hours of video content.
A Black Repertoire versus the Anti-Sicilians
In this video series Pert gives a strong and practical Black repertoire against the Anti-Sicilians such as the Bb5 Sicilian, the Grand Prix Attack, the Alapin and many more, from my years of experience playing the Sicilian.
2nd Move Anti-Sicilians Powerbook 2018
Powerbook based on more than 455 000 games in which White already sidesteps the main variations of the Sicilian on move 2.
The IM games:
In 1998 Pert achieved his IM title at the World Championship U18 in Oropesa del Mar. On his way, he had to face many stronger rated opponents, e.g. Leinier Dominguez.
Pert only needed a draw in his final game against Iljushin to win the tournament, and chose the Dutch Defense!
The Aggressive Classical Dutch for Black
The Dutch (1.d4 f5) is known as a very aggressive and unbalanced opening, resulting in the lowest percentage of draws among the most common replies to 1.d4 . The opening became popular during the 1951 World Championship match, where both players tried it successfully. Today, players known for spectacular attacking chess are using the opening as a dangerous, surprise weapon.
The GM Games:
Nick Pert gained his GM title at the Hoogeven Essent 2003 ( While Judit Polgar won the main event, against Sokolov, Karpov and Aronian). In the first round, he had to play against Peter Doggers, and Pert left the game to eat something, after a couple of moves.
The third round was against chess legend Vlastimil Hort, who moved his King to the peculiar spot d7, after 11 played moves. In the end, Hort gave up in a slightly better position, for all the wrong reasons.
It all came down to the last round, where the English GM had to play against Semen Dvoirys. A game with ups and downs on both sides, and some nice combinations.
