This two-volume work is intended for a broad range of chess enthusiasts. The author guarantees that anyone making a thorough study of the available material can expect an improvement in his playing strength in this system of approximate 200 Elo points. Volume 2 (Master Course) contains the following main chapters: – 61 theoretically important games for independent analysis; – Encyclopaedia of variations; – Summary of the 3. e5 system; – Games for further study; – Latest theoretical developments.
The well-known grandmaster and theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov has used the Closed Variation (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5) more than 150 times in tournament play with a score of more than 70%. Many theoretically important games have been excluded by the author from ‘official’ chess databases, and here they are exclusively published for the first time. Volume 1 (Basic Course) contains the following main chapters: – Historical overview of the Closed Variation; – Plans for White and Black on the basis of thoroughly annotated games; – A lesson on the blockade; – 70 test positions: what would you play?
The Sicilian Defence is Black's most popular reply to 1.e4. Most black players hope to get an Open Sicilian because of its unbalanced play and interesting opportunities to play for a win. But what if White avoids the Open Sicilian and does not play 2.Nf3? This happens more often than you would think, as in roughly one third of the cases White players opt for one of the numerous 'Anti-Sicilian' lines at their disposal. These Anti-Sicilians vary from primitive and obscure to wild and aggressive to respected but tedious. But they have one thing in common: they are all dragging Black into territory where he doesn't want to be, and where it is easy to get ambushed. Evgeny Sveshnikov offers help. The Russian grandmaster, who is one of the most respected chess opening experts in the world, presents practical and effective recipes against a broad range of annoying variations: 2.a3?, 2.Na3?!, 2.b4?!, 2.b3, 2.Nc3, 2.d3 and many others. Black players will learn how to fight back and throw a spanner in the works when White tries to spoil their game.
Playing blitz is one of the great joys in every chess player’s life. In modern times, faster time controls have become more important than ever. Every day, innumerable numbers of rated blitz and rapid games are being played in online and over-the-board competitions and championships.In blitz, even more than in ‘classical chess’, it is important to make the right decisions quickly and almost instinctively. That is why world-famous opening expert Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, have created a chess opening repertoire for club players that is forcing, both narrow and deep, and aggressive.The aim is to be in control as much as possible. You want to be the one who decides which opening is going to be played, you want to dictate the technical and strategic choices. And you want to keep the pressure, increasing your opponent’s chances to stumble.In designing their repertoire, father and son Sveshnikov have made a crucial they do not want you to end up in positions where finding the theoretically best move is all-important, but in positions where it is relatively easy to keep finding the moves with the greatest practical effect and use.If you play the lines the Sveshnikovs have selected, your results will improve. You may even end up playing their variations in ‘slow chess’ as well.
The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development. Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov has played the Advance Variation in countless games with excellent results and is, as former World Champion Anatoly Karpov puts it, 'the world expert' in this variation. Together with his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, he has thoroughly updated and expanded his earlier investigations, and they have found many new ideas and resources. The Sveshnikovs clearly explain the ideas and plans for both sides and provide exercises and test positions. After reading and studying this book, White players, from amateurs to Grandmasters, will make their opponents' lives even more difficult.
Französische Vorstoßvariante – Band 1 · Für und Wider 3. e5 · Pläne für Weiß und Schwarz · 70 Testaufgaben – Wie würden Sie spielen? Dieses neue Repertoirebuch richtet sich an Praktiker, die als Weiß-Spieler auf der Suche nach einem schlagkräftigen System gegen die Französische Verteidigung sind. Autor ist kein geringerer, als der namhafte Großmeister und Theoretiker Jewgeni Sweschnikow, der die Vorstoßvariante [1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5] mehr als 150 mal in der Turnierpraxis angewendet hat und damit über 70 Prozent der möglichen Punkte holte. Viele seiner theoretisch wichtigen Partien hat der Autor bisher vor dem Zugriff der „offiziellen“ Schach-Datenbanken bewahrt. Sie werden nun erstmals exklusiv veröffentlicht. Das zweibändige Lehrbuch ist für einen breiten Kreis von Schachfreunden bestimmt. Jedem von ihnen, der das vorliegende Material gründlich durcharbeitet, verspricht der Autor eine Erhöhung des Spielniveaus in diesem System um rund 200 ELO-Punkten.
