In the fourth book of the series, St. Petersburg grandmaster Alexander Khalifman shows readers how to get a white advantage in debut schemes starting with moves 1.e4 d6 and 1.e4 g6. The author examines in detail the ideas and methods of dealing with the various plans that Black has in his arsenal. Here you will find a large number of exclusive and previously unpublished analyzes.

In the ninth volume of the series, Petersburg Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman continues his story about the methods of the struggle with whites against the Sicilian defense. The author examines a number of rare variants of the black game, as well as the main scheme in the Paulsen system.

In the tenth volume, Petersburg grandmaster Alexander Khalifman talks about one of the most popular debut systems of recent times - the Chelyabinsk version of the Sicilian defense. The author proposes a number of new ideas, thanks to which white players can count on getting an advantage.

In the thirteenth volume, the Petersburg grandmaster Alexander Khalifman talks about the Sheveningen variant and the English attack in the Najdorf Sicilian defense system. As always, the author offers a number of new ideas, thanks to which white players can count on getting an advantage.

In the fourteenth volume, the Petersburg grandmaster Alexander Khalifman continues to talk about the Najdorf Sicilian defense system, and specifically about options 5 ... a6 6. Ce3 Kg4 7. Cg5 and 6 ... e5 7. Кb3. As always, the author offers a number of new ideas, thanks to which white players can count on getting an advantage.

New series “Russian Chess Report”. M. 1994-96. A detailed study of the debut version: 6 batches of lectures and 334 batches with brief comments.

The new work of the famous journalist, international master Vladimir Barsky is dedicated to the Scottish party. This solid positional debut is attractive for the white player because the choice of the direction of the struggle depends on himself, he has to adapt to black. The book is both a textbook and a reference book: to quickly include a new scheme in the repertoire, it is enough to study the Overview and sample games, and the section "Step by Step"

The author of this book is & ndash; master B. Shashin, famous chess theorist and journalist. In his new work, he in a popular form talks about such an interesting strategic problem as playing on the queenside. Numerous examples from the classical heritage and modern practice show the features of the struggle on this section of the board. Designed for a wide range of chess lovers.

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The “Dragon Option” in the Sicilian Defense is consistently included in the repertoire of active-style chess players. His one-and-a-half-century practice shows that adherents of the development of an elephant on g7 do not surrender their borders. There is a "Dragon" in the field of view of the modern elite - world champion Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov and others. “Dragon Option” is one of the most difficult debuts used in modern tournament practice. The author examines classical and other systems (a separate volume is devoted to the “Rauser attack” - the same author in 2014) that the world champions Em.Lasker, Alekhin, Botvinnik and others used or fought against. Without their knowledge, players using the “Dragon” would not have had complete information about this debut as a whole. Considered the main directions, including the development of the 21st century. The book is designed for chess players "club" level and above.

The Sicilian Defense variant 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 is named after the Russian master Sozin, who introduced him to the tournament practice in 1929. But the main contribution to the study of this option made the legendary Robert Fisher. He not only included it in his debut repertoire, but also made him the main weapon against the version of Najdorf 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6, most popular in the Sicilian defense. And so option 5 ... a6 6.Bc4 should rightfully bear the name of Fisher. This is the reason for the title of the book “Fisher vs. Najdorf”. Variant survived a real boom after a very serious run-in in the match for the title of world champion in 1993, Kasparov - Short, where Harry Kasparov himself had to come forward as an opponent of the ideas of Fisher. And only sports happiness helped the world champion save a number of difficult positions. After that, “Fisher's Option 6.Bc4” appeared in the repertoire of not only Kasparov, but Topalov, Ivanchuk and other famous chess players. The book is based on the parties of Fisher and Kasparov, which determine the development of the variant, and is supported by the theory presented in an accessible form.