Answers.Body: <p>Any book covering the Open Sicilian from White's point of view should have a line against it. From memory White has a queen exchange, Qc7 or Qd1 in one of those variations.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: For starters try Dismantling the Sicilian by De La Villa. As stated above I recommend any complete repertoire book for White with the open Sicilian.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Downvoted because it is not an answer to the question.
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Answers.Text: Perhaps you need to learn to read better. It is an answer to the question "Can anybody recommend resources that will allow me to study this line?"
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Answers.Text: Ie any repertoire book for White on the Open Sicilian will cover the Lowenthal. I know you are strong enough to understand this.
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Answers.Text: So recommend some?
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Answers.Text: Any well regarded open sicilian book will do. I am sure the OP can search on google or amazon for open sicilian books.
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Answers.Text: OP mentionned in comments that he is interested in studying this line from Black's point of view. In that respect, a White repertoire which gives only one line for White is hardly enough.
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Answers.Text: I don't think you understand the meaning of the word any or the phrase "for starters". Any book will have a line on it, more than one book equals more than one line.
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Body: <p>I am very interested in the Lowenthal Sicilian, specifically the 5. Nb5 a6 line:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>e4 c5</li>
  <li>Nf3 Nc6</li>
  <li>d4 cxd4</li>
  <li>Nxd4 e5 (signalling the Lowenthal)</li>
  <li>Nb5 a6 (5 ... d6 is the Kalashnikov variation or what Silman refers to as the Neo-Sveshnikov)</li>
  <li>Nd6+ Bxd6</li>
  <li><p>Qxd6 </p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 
  </code></pre></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>So variations begin here with ...Qe7 or ...Qf6</p>
  
  <p>Now here is where my problem starts, I can not find a book on this line of the Sicilian for the life of me. It's a fairly popular line among GM's and strong players at my club. I really want to become well versed in it. I have studied a dozen or so GM games from the Lowenthal PGN file I downloaded from chess mentor but I learn much quicker from books where they explain white and black's long-term goals and strategies.</p>
  
  <p>Can anybody recommend resources that will allow me to study this line?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Are you interested in playing this as White or Black?
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Comments.Text: I was looking at playing it for black. I have since gone through Aagaard's book on the kalashnikov and he covers it at the end.
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Comments.Text: Granted though not anywhere near the level of detail that I am interested in learning it.
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Tags: <opening><sicilian-defense><books><study>
Title: Sicilian Lowenthal-Labourdonnais
ThreadText: # Sicilian Lowenthal-Labourdonnais
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-03)
  
  I am very interested in the Lowenthal Sicilian, specifically the 5. Nb5 a6 line:
  
  1. e4 c5
  2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. d4 cxd4
  4. Nxd4 e5 (signalling the Lowenthal)
  5. Nb5 a6 (5 ... d6 is the Kalashnikov variation or what Silman refers to as the Neo-Sveshnikov)
  6. Nd6+ Bxd6
  7. Qxd6
  
     ```
     [FEN ""]
     1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 
  
     ```
  
  So variations begin here with ...Qe7 or ...Qf6
  
  Now here is where my problem starts, I can not find a book on this line of the Sicilian for the life of me. It's a fairly popular line among GM's and strong players at my club. I really want to become well versed in it. I have studied a dozen or so GM games from the Lowenthal PGN file I downloaded from chess mentor but I learn much quicker from books where they explain white and black's long-term goals and strategies.
  
  Can anybody recommend resources that will allow me to study this line?
  
  **Tags:** opening, sicilian-defense, books, study
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Are you interested in playing this as White or Black?  
  > **username_0**: I was looking at playing it for black. I have since gone through Aagaard's book on the kalashnikov and he covers it at the end.  
  > **username_0**: Granted though not anywhere near the level of detail that I am interested in learning it.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-03. Score: 2
  
  Any book covering the Open Sicilian from White's point of view should have a line against it. From memory White has a queen exchange, Qc7 or Qd1 in one of those variations.
  
  EDIT: For starters try Dismantling the Sicilian by De La Villa. As stated above I recommend any complete repertoire book for White with the open Sicilian.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Downvoted because it is not an answer to the question.  
  > **username_2**: Perhaps you need to learn to read better. It is an answer to the question "Can anybody recommend resources that will allow me to study this line?"  
  > **username_2**: Ie any repertoire book for White on the Open Sicilian will cover the Lowenthal. I know you are strong enough to understand this.  
  > **username_3**: So recommend some?  
  > **username_2**: Any well regarded open sicilian book will do. I am sure the OP can search on google or amazon for open sicilian books.  
  > **username_4**: OP mentionned in comments that he is interested in studying this line from Black's point of view. In that respect, a White repertoire which gives only one line for White is hardly enough.  
  > **username_2**: I don't think you understand the meaning of the word any or the phrase "for starters". Any book will have a line on it, more than one book equals more than one line.  
  
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