The Sicilian Defence

Grandmaster Repertoire #6

by Lubomir Ftacnik

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. Lubomir Ftacnik 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

Genres: Chess

427 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Asher Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me win many more of my chess games and made me explore deeper into the depths of chess. The book would detail what to do in situations, how to get a better position, and much more. I would have given the book 5 stars if it had more mid/end-game scenarios. But all that put aside, this book was fascinating and made me a lot better at chess.