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This Grandmaster Repertoire 18: The Sicilian Sveshnikov by Vassilios Kotronias is an English-language paperback chess opening book that explores one of the sharpest branches of the Sicilian Defence and builds a Black repertoire around it.
What this book covers
This volume focuses on the Sicilian Sveshnikov, presenting it as a practical repertoire system for players who want active play with Black. It is part of the Grandmaster Repertoire series and is aimed at readers who want to go deeper into opening theory and understand the key ideas, plans and critical moves in this variation.
Vassilios Kotronias examines the line in detail and organises the material as a tournament repertoire. That makes it a useful study book for ambitious club players as well as more experienced players who want to structure their preparation against the Sicilian Defence.
About the author
Vassilios Kotronias is the author of this opening book.
Publication details
- Language: English
- Binding: paperback
- Page count: 440
- Publication date: 6 August 2014
- ISBN: 978-1-907982-92-7
If you are building a repertoire against the Sicilian Defence and want a dedicated study of the Sveshnikov, this is a focused title to add to your shelf.
Key details
- Product type: chess opening book
- Series: Grandmaster Repertoire
- Opening: Sicilian Sveshnikov
- Author: Vassilios Kotronias
- Language: English
- Binding: paperback
- Page count: 440
- ISBN: 978-1-907982-92-7
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