7/28/2011 – Imagine reading a book with the mysterious title "Beating the Sicilian" on a train – you are bound to get some puzzled stares. That may also happen if you go through the new Fritz Trainer DVD by Viktor Bologan. But it will most likely be on the face of your opponent in the next tournament you play. The Moldovan GM has a lot of good advice in an opening played by Garry Kasparov with Black.
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Viktor
Bologan: Beating the Sicilian Vol. 2
Out of the dozens and dozens of openings played nowadays the Sicilian Defence
remains the most fascinating, entertaining and complex. Here White understands
that Black will not be a patient lamb but will try to get at him at the very
first opportunity. For those who are ready to take on the challenge and plunge
into the wonderful world of combinations, attacks and counter-attacks, for those
who really love chess – this DVD is designed for you.
In the first
volume of the Open Sicilian for White we present all black reactions to
2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4. The second volume is dedicated to two very important
areas: the most interesting opening of all time, the Najdorf Variation, and
also to the most romantic line in the Sicilian – the Dragon Variation.
It’s actually enough to point out that both openings were played successfully
by Garry Kasparov with black.
The author’s task was to give White some clear lines which will survive
all kind of possible improvements from the black side and still be able to give
White hope for an advantage. In both cases Bologan recommends a setup with f3,
Be3, Qd2, the so-called English Attack. The similarity of ideas makes the job
of memorising lines somewhat easier, and at the same time the traditional line
by line approach allows the avoidance of any unpleasant surprises. Many mysteries
under the surface of the Sicilian can be found by hard work and experience and
the author really hopes that this DVD will help you in that! Video running
time: 5 hours 40 minutes.
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About the author: GM Viktor Bologan
Born in 1971, a pupil of the top Moldavan trainer Vecheslav Chebanenko. For
many years Bologan has been the number one in Moldava and has represented his
country in nine Chess Olympiads. His greatest successes were in 2003, when he
first of all won the Aeroflot Open and then the famous Dortmund Tournament,
ahead of Kramnik and Anand. The Moldovan has extensive experience as a trainer
and has also published his first books.
FIDE World Cup 2025 with analyses by Adams, Bluebaum, Donchenko, Shankland, Wei Yi and many more. Opening videos by Blohberger, King and Marin. 11 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
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€14.90
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Viktor
Bologan: Beating the Sicilian Vol. 2
