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Reply #163 - 11/05/08 at 11:27:08
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I've ordered it from New In Chess. I'll let ya'll know how I get on Undecided
  
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Reply #162 - 10/10/08 at 11:21:26
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IMRichardPalliser wrote on 10/10/08 at 10:02:25:
Semko - Are we still awaiting the second edition please?


It's available already. New In Chess and Niggemann have it.
  

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Reply #161 - 10/10/08 at 10:02:25
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Semko - Are we still awaiting the second edition please?
  
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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #160 - 09/17/08 at 18:48:47
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for now it has to wait, since it will be used in tourn play (not by me) but with the help of a computer and much analytical work you can find what is going on. I was just giving a position where the book goes wrong.

But this book is simply amazing as all chess-stars books. I hope they made more (at the same quality) books

  
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Reply #159 - 09/17/08 at 16:13:20
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can you give us the chessnotation?
  

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Reply #158 - 09/16/08 at 14:27:23
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First of all this book (as all other chess-stars books) is great.
Few mistakes , very well computer checked, and a very good start.

I am scrutinizing the book (first edition) with IDeA ( a new tool by chessok in aquarium, that builds trees of variations).

With some insight and a ton of hours (i am now in part 7) i have recorded about 15 major enhancements in Blacks play. But the number is very small compared to the enormous amount of information in that book.

for example in this position
http://www.france-echecs.com/diagramme/imgboard.phpfen=3rqrk1/1p3ppp/p1n2b2/2Q1p...

white is said to be clearly better, well in fact, white has a lot of trouble after Qd7! when both b5 is threatened and Qg4. The analysis goes to deep in the best variation for white and if white finds everything its about =+
  
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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #157 - 08/23/08 at 16:04:45
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gewgaw wrote on 08/23/08 at 09:44:58:
hi all,

I´ve a prob with the following line:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3
Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd3 Ne5 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Nce2 e5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 and white is better

I thought 9.Bd3 is dubious and indeed white`s play loooks a little bit clumsy, but he`s simply far better developed...what to do against 9. Bd3?!?!?



In your line, maybe 13..Nxe5 or 13..0-0 is better.  But in my notes I have 12..d6 when play might continue 13.h3 e5 14.c3 exd4 15.cxd4 Ba7 16.Be3 0-0 (or maybe 16..Qe7) 17.Qd2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Rae8 19.Qf3 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Qe7 with equality.
  
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Reply #156 - 08/23/08 at 09:44:58
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hi all,

I´ve a prob with the following line:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3
Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd3 Ne5 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Nce2 e5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 and white is better

I thought 9.Bd3 is dubious and indeed white`s play loooks a little bit clumsy, but he`s simply far better developed...what to do against 9. Bd3?!?!?

  

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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #155 - 08/16/08 at 09:07:12
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Hello,

Maybe, I am missing something but could not see the "dangerous variations line" 6Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8a3 in pdf?
  
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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #154 - 08/06/08 at 19:03:40
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Nolan Kordsmeier wrote on 08/06/08 at 18:26:30:
Does Anyone know when the second edition will be available for purchase??  I saw the info on chessstars website but it is not listed in items for sale so i was a little confused

Thanks


It's, the 2nd edition, already to buy at Niggemann Germany:
https://www.schachversand.de/scripts/QEStartSeite.idq?CiBookMark=N-1ee5560-7a2-1...
  
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Reply #153 - 08/06/08 at 18:26:30
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Does Anyone know when the second edition will be available for purchase??  I saw the info on chessstars website but it is not listed in items for sale so i was a little confused

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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #152 - 08/02/08 at 21:44:09
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Well, I had to look hard to find this book last month (it seemed strange at the time that it was not even available at the chess stars web site), finally found it, paid top $ for it... and last week I saw that the 2nd edition is coming out any day now.   Cry

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Reply #151 - 07/23/08 at 14:09:45
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The index of variations at the end of the 2nd edition pdf sample is also interesting.

They cover the dangerous weapons: the sicilian suggestion also.
  
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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #150 - 07/23/08 at 11:21:32
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to 2nd edition:
why, why didn´t they analysed 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Bd6!? I´m quite sure this moves deserves more attention.
  

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Re: The Delchev/Semkov book
Reply #149 - 07/23/08 at 06:06:09
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boki wrote on 07/17/08 at 07:21:44:
The 2nd Edition of this book is anounced for august this year. It will be interesting to know how much changed. unfortunatly I doubt there will be an uptade here like in the sharpest sicilian

It is apparently now in print and the introduction + table of contents is online on the http://www.chess-stars.com webpage (whatever that means in terms of actual availability).

Reading the introduction to the 2nd edition there's apparently major updates to the English attack (looking at the ToC that includes Khalifman's recommended line in the Anand series), the Paulsen main line, the Bd3 system, the f4 stuff and the c3 sicilian (Alapin).
  
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