The Sicilian Sveshnikov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5, and is an ideal weapon based on sound principles of fast development and seizing central space. Decades of practical testing and analysis have proved the theoretical soundness of Black’s system, and its dynamic counterattacking potential makes it a popular choice among club players and top grandmasters alike.
Serbian grandmaster Milos Pavlovic is a lifelong Sveshnikov player as well as an experienced chess trainer, making him the ideal guide to this opening. Playing the Sveshnikov offers a complete repertoire for Black in the Sveshnikov, including secondary recommendations against certain key variations. With top-class analysis, novelties galore and thoughtful explanations, this book provides everything you need to learn and play the Sveshnikov with success.
Milos Pavlovic is a former Yugoslav Champion who has held the grandmaster title since 1993. An experienced tournament competitor, theoretician and FIDE Trainer, he is an expert on the Sveshnikov, having played both sides of it for most of his chess career.
Content
004 Key to Symbols Used & Bibliography
005 Preface
006 Introduction
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5
011 1) Opposite-Bishops Variation
043 2) 15.Qh5 & 15Re1
091 3) 11.Bd3 Be6 – Other Lines
117 4) The Popular 11.c3
149 5) 11.g3 & Others
10...Bg7
179 6) 10...Bg7 Lines with c2-c3
207 7) Main Line with 14.c4
9.Nd5
237 8) Positional System – 11.c3
257 9) Positional System – 11.c4
273 10) 8.Na3 b5
Other Lines
293 11) The Trendy 7.Nd5
331 12) Early Sveshnikov Sidelines
341 13) Bonus Chapter – 3.Nc3 & 3.Bb5
356 Variation Index
Serbian grandmaster Milos Pavlovic is a lifelong Sveshnikov player as well as an experienced chess trainer, making him the ideal guide to this opening. Playing the Sveshnikov offers a complete repertoire for Black in the Sveshnikov, including secondary recommendations against certain key variations. With top-class analysis, novelties galore and thoughtful explanations, this book provides everything you need to learn and play the Sveshnikov with success.
Milos Pavlovic is a former Yugoslav Champion who has held the grandmaster title since 1993. An experienced tournament competitor, theoretician and FIDE Trainer, he is an expert on the Sveshnikov, having played both sides of it for most of his chess career.
Content
004 Key to Symbols Used & Bibliography
005 Preface
006 Introduction
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5
011 1) Opposite-Bishops Variation
043 2) 15.Qh5 & 15Re1
091 3) 11.Bd3 Be6 – Other Lines
117 4) The Popular 11.c3
149 5) 11.g3 & Others
10...Bg7
179 6) 10...Bg7 Lines with c2-c3
207 7) Main Line with 14.c4
9.Nd5
237 8) Positional System – 11.c3
257 9) Positional System – 11.c4
273 10) 8.Na3 b5
Other Lines
293 11) The Trendy 7.Nd5
331 12) Early Sveshnikov Sidelines
341 13) Bonus Chapter – 3.Nc3 & 3.Bb5
356 Variation Index