Sicilian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (twarda okładka)

Sicilian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (twarda okładka)

Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.e4, starting where opening theory ends and the middlegame begins. Ilya Smirin breaks down the strategic battle into easily understood elements and then looks at them in a dynamic setting.With illuminating annotations of Smirins best Sicilian games with both colours, Sicilian Warfare offers a feast of attacking chess and a world-class guide to the most ambitious reply to 1.e4.Ilya Smirin peaked at number 13 in the world with a rating over 2700. He is considered one of the most creative grandmasters of his generation.336 pages - Published 25 November 2020Paperback ISBN: 978-1-78483-113-4Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-78483-114-1Reviews of the authors previous work Kings Indian Warfare:King's Indian Warfare by Ilya Smirin is an inspirational read.GM Michael Adams, Daily TelegraphI have been frankly awed at the number of fantastic games that Smirin has played and havent stopped oohing and aahing as Ive played through them. Smirins comments are also a perfect balance of analysis and general advice.My favourite book of the year 2016! ***** (5/5)GM Matthew Sadler, New in Chess

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Sicilian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (miękka okładka)

Sicilian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (miękka okładka)

Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.e4, starting where opening theory ends and the middlegame begins. Ilya Smirin breaks down the strategic battle into easily understood elements and then looks at them in a dynamic setting.With illuminating annotations of Smirins best Sicilian games with both colours, Sicilian Warfare offers a feast of attacking chess and a world-class guide to the most ambitious reply to 1.e4.Ilya Smirin peaked at number 13 in the wor

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King's Indian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (miękka okładka)

King's Indian Warfare by Ilya Smirin (miękka okładka)

Wydanie w miękkiej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska.Kings Indian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.d4. Learn to play the Kings Indian like a world-class attacker from a life-long expert. Inside Smirin annotates his best games in the Kings Indian, explaining his successes, including his mini-match of four games over a decade against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, which Smirin won 2½–1½. From sacrificial feasts to positional masterclasses, this boo

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Experts on the Anti-Sicilian by Jacob Aagaard John Shaw (editors) (twarda okładka)

Experts on the Anti-Sicilian by Jacob Aagaard John Shaw (editors) (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka. The Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5, is one of the popular chess openings. In this book several chess grandmasters present state-of-the-art analysis of lines where White meets the Sicilian by avoiding the Open variations. The editors,  2007 British Champion GM Jacob Aagaard and three-time Scottish Champion GM John Shaw, have recruited a line-up of strong chess grandmasters to share their expert opinions both on how to play the Sicilian Defense and how to play

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Grandmaster Repertoire 6A - Beating the Anti-Sicilians by Vassilios Kotronias (twarda okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 6A - Beating the Anti-Sicilians by Vassilios Kotronias (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska, twarda okładka.The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Blacks hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often quashed at an early stage. In Grandmaster Repertoire 6A – Beating the Anti-Sicilians, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias provides full coverage against Whites many attempts to steer the game away from Open Sicilian territory. Beginning with sidelines on move 2, and extending all the way to variations tested at World

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Grandmaster Repertoire 18 - The Sicilian Sveshnikov (twarda okładka) by Vassilios Kotronias

Grandmaster Repertoire 18 - The Sicilian Sveshnikov (twarda okładka) by Vassilios Kotronias

The Sveshnikov is one of the most active and dynamic variations of the Sicilian, and has been used successfully by players of all abilities from club level through to world champions. In Grandmaster Repertoire 18 – The Sicilian Sveshnikov, opening connoisseur Vassilios Kotronias places this bold system under the microscope and provides a world-class repertoire for Black.Vassilios Kotronias is a nine-time Greek Champion and mainstay of the Greek national team, as both a player and a coach. He is feare

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The Cutting Edge 2 - Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 by Milos Pavlovic (twarda okładka)

The Cutting Edge 2 - Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 by Milos Pavlovic (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka. This book is part of a new series from Quality Chess examining the cuttingedge of opening theory. The idea is to identify the most importanttheoretical battlegrounds and then analyse as deeply as possible in search ofimprovements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art,rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games.The Cutting Edge 2 considers the Sicilian Najdorf – a favourite opening ofambitious players at every level.

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The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis (twarda okładka)

The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis (twarda okładka)

Książka wydana w języku angielskim. Twarda okładka.Ilya Maizeliss masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions.In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called Chess – no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizeliss witty introduction to the royal game.This

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Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines (miękka okładka)

Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.In this, the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White repertoire by tackling the biggest challenge of all: the main lines of the Sicilian Defence. Just like the other two books in the series, this book is based upon a foundation of tried and tested main lines, boosted by a number of innovative suggestions that will cause no end of trouble to your opponents.Including the Dragon, Taimanov, Sveshnikov and concluding with the nefariou

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Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka.GM Gawain Jones and GM Jacob Aagaard on Thinking Aloud in Killer Chess TrainingCoffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 players dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness.In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhines Defences, using lines which feature a potent combination of su

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Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I (hardcover) by Parimarjan Negi

Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I (hardcover) by Parimarjan Negi

Książka wydana w języku angielskim, twarda okładka.Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the worlds best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now.In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own world-class repertoire with 6.Bg5. Building on a foundation of tried-and-tested main lines, the autho

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Playing 1.e4-French Defence and Sicilian Sideline (miękka okładka)

Playing 1.e4-French Defence and Sicilian Sideline (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.Developing an effective repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement and a good deal of creativity. In this, the second of three volumes, GM John Shaw turns the analytical spotlight on the French Defence, advocating his own favourite weapon for White, the Tarrasch Variation. The final part of the book begins the mammoth task of tackling the Sicilian Defence, by considering a number of rare but tricky options available to Black in this open

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Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I by Parimarjan Negi (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I by Parimarjan Negi (miękka okładka)

Książka wydana w języku angielskim, miękka okładka.Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the worlds best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now.In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own world-class repertoire with 6.Bg5. Building on a foundation of tried-and-tested main lines, the author unv

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Grandmaster Repertoire 6A - Beating the Anti-Sicilians by Vassilios Kotronias (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 6A - Beating the Anti-Sicilians by Vassilios Kotronias (miękka okładka)

Książka w miękkiej okładce, wydanie w języku angielskim.The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Blacks hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often quashed at an early stage. In Grandmaster Repertoire 6A – Beating the Anti-Sicilians, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias provides full coverage against Whites many attempts to steer the game away from Open Sicilian territory. Beginning with sidelines on move 2, and extending all the way to variations tested at W

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Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II by Parimarjan Negi (twarda okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II by Parimarjan Negi (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka. The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines – the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player.Parimarjan Negi is a former child prodigy who is the second-youngest player of all time to obtain the Grandmaster title. He was Asian Champion

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Play the Scandinavian by Christian Bauer (twarda okładka)

Play the Scandinavian by Christian Bauer (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka. After one move of the Scandinavian opening, 1.e4 d5, Black decides where the battle will be fought - a significant gain for any competitive player. Grandmaster Christian Bauer is one of the worlds leading experts on the Scandinavian and in this book he reveals the secrets of his over-the-board success. Bauer focuses particularly on 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5, the established main line of the Scandinavian. An understanding of the move order nuances is essenti

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