The Chigorin Bible - A Classic Defence to the Ruy Lopez
A Classic Defence to the Ruy Lopez
Will be published approx. on 15. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
349 pages
978-94-92510-41-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Chigorin Variation is one of the oldest variations of the Ruy Lopez, 'in- vented' (according to my database) at the Monte Carlo tournament in 1902 by Carl Schlechter in his game versus Siegbert Tarrasch.
Doing our research for this book I was surprised to discover that in the early years of the development of the Chigorin Variation, Black often intentionally kept his king in the centre by opting for 8...Na5 9. Bc2 c5 instead of 8...0-0, trying to be flexible and keeping extra options. The drawback was that White was not obliged to spend time on h2-h3, as he was on 9.h3 in a regular move or- der. Nevertheless this unusual more order was tried with Black by Capablanca, Lasker, Botvinnik, Euwe, Rubinstein and Reshevsky, amongst others. How- ever, sometime in the late 1940s, this flexible plan more or less disappeared from Grandmaster practice, so I did not include it in the games in this book.
Doing our research for this book I was surprised to discover that in the early years of the development of the Chigorin Variation, Black often intentionally kept his king in the centre by opting for 8...Na5 9. Bc2 c5 instead of 8...0-0, trying to be flexible and keeping extra options. The drawback was that White was not obliged to spend time on h2-h3, as he was on 9.h3 in a regular move or- der. Nevertheless this unusual more order was tried with Black by Capablanca, Lasker, Botvinnik, Euwe, Rubinstein and Reshevsky, amongst others. How- ever, sometime in the late 1940s, this flexible plan more or less disappeared from Grandmaster practice, so I did not include it in the games in this book.
Reviews / Votes
Probably not an easy read for he club player, but still an original and high-class exploration of one of the most important opening in chess. It's a really good book! 5 stars quoted by GM Matthew Sadler - NIC Magazine 02.2019. I can't think of any recent books that have really examined the Chigorin with such a high-powered microscope. A modern overhaul, perhaps, but not so much one just relying on modern technology. These largely strategic lines sometimes require high-level players to compare many examples and then reveal their conclusions, preferably without much engine intervention. A giant step along the way to mastering this variation would be to get a hold of this book and then reading it cover-to-cover. Trust me, it's something truly special! GM Glenn Flear; NIC YB 131 - 06.19.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belgium
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
656 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-92510-41-9 (9789492510419)
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Ivan Sokolov was born in Bosnia in 1968. He was and still is one of the most flamboyant attacking players of his time, reaching several times, over a period of 13 years, the top 12 spot in the FIDE rankings.
He notably has beaten world chess champions like Smyslov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov.
The list of first places he took in his life time achievement is immense, we remember him winning most recent, the World Open ( Philadelphia), the Politikin Cup ( joint first, in Denmark) in 2012 and the Admiral Niels Cup in 2013. Not to forget he was also the national Yugoslav champion in 1988 and Dutch in 1995 and 1998.
He is also a successful and beloved writer bringing bestsellers as "Chess Middlegame Strategies 1 & 2.
His columns in the last Chess Informants are also widely appraised.
As a commentator he was best known to entertain his public at the Tata Steel tournaments in Wijk aan Zee. Ivan Salgado Lopez (29 May 1991, Ourense) is a Spanish Grandmaster. He learnt to play chess at the age of seven thanks to his brother Oscar. He became grandmaster at the age of 16. His best results in his chess career are:
* Two times Spanish Champion and winner in all the youth categories.
* 2nd in the World Championship U18 in 2009
* Iberoamerican Champion in 2012
* Member of the Spanish Olympic Team since 2009.
* Winner in the Magistral Casino de Barcelona in 2011
* Winner in different open tournaments like Pamplona (2007) San Sebastian (2008), Festival Ruy Lopez (2009), Vecindario (2010), Forni di Sopra (2012) and Bergamo (2017).
He has been helping in the preparation of the ex-World Champions like Topalov and Ponomariov and other strong grandmasters.
He loves chess very much but has many other interests as well. He likes to practice every sport (specially football) and like to read and study different things. Now he is studying in the National Sport Academy in Sofia (Bulgaria) "Sport trainer" and "Sport management".
He notably has beaten world chess champions like Smyslov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov.
The list of first places he took in his life time achievement is immense, we remember him winning most recent, the World Open ( Philadelphia), the Politikin Cup ( joint first, in Denmark) in 2012 and the Admiral Niels Cup in 2013. Not to forget he was also the national Yugoslav champion in 1988 and Dutch in 1995 and 1998.
He is also a successful and beloved writer bringing bestsellers as "Chess Middlegame Strategies 1 & 2.
His columns in the last Chess Informants are also widely appraised.
As a commentator he was best known to entertain his public at the Tata Steel tournaments in Wijk aan Zee. Ivan Salgado Lopez (29 May 1991, Ourense) is a Spanish Grandmaster. He learnt to play chess at the age of seven thanks to his brother Oscar. He became grandmaster at the age of 16. His best results in his chess career are:
* Two times Spanish Champion and winner in all the youth categories.
* 2nd in the World Championship U18 in 2009
* Iberoamerican Champion in 2012
* Member of the Spanish Olympic Team since 2009.
* Winner in the Magistral Casino de Barcelona in 2011
* Winner in different open tournaments like Pamplona (2007) San Sebastian (2008), Festival Ruy Lopez (2009), Vecindario (2010), Forni di Sopra (2012) and Bergamo (2017).
He has been helping in the preparation of the ex-World Champions like Topalov and Ponomariov and other strong grandmasters.
He loves chess very much but has many other interests as well. He likes to practice every sport (specially football) and like to read and study different things. Now he is studying in the National Sport Academy in Sofia (Bulgaria) "Sport trainer" and "Sport management".