Grandmaster Repertoire 6: The Sicilian Defence [11-page sample]

Main subject categories: • Chess ‒ The Sicilian Defence • The Sicilian Defence ‒ Variations • Grandmaster Repertoires • Grandmaster Preparation • Chess Openings • Chess Strategy • Chess Tactics

Grandmaster Repertoire is a new series of high-quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete opening repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship.

Ľubomír Ftáčnik is a renowned opening analyst with great experience and expertise in the Sicilian Defense. In this book he reveals his secrets to provide a complete repertoire for Black against 1.e4 with 1…c5.

The meat of the repertoire is the Sicilian Najdorf the perennial favourite of those who want to attack with Black. It is no coincidence that Fischer, Kasparov and Anand have all relied on the Najdorf. Naturally, White's less critical tries are also covered, such as the 2.c3, 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+, and the Closed Sicilian.

• A sharp yet sound complete repertoire • Critical lines explained by an expert • Hundreds of novelties • Busts many recommended lines