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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #14 - 04/12/10 at 14:31:45
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TN wrote on 04/04/10 at 01:00:27:
The move is mentioned, but via. a different move order:
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Also 15...e4!? is possible. It is an interesting
move order from Kotronias, intending to rule
out White’s possible idea of coming quickly
with the queen to e4. White has two main
options:


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b) However, White can and should prefer
the simple 16.0–0. After 16...0–0 17.a4 Re8
18.Qg4 Kh8 the game will transpose to line
A12) below.


If the book is as promising as Quality Chess make it out to be then I'm adding it to my 'must buy' list for the end of 2010.


Actually the move order is quite important. After 16 Re8 White can play 17.Qg4 (instead of a4) threatening f6. so black need to play Kh8 and now 18.Qe4 and the e-pawn is blocked as also explained in the  "the easiest sicilian". Now white can push is queenside-pawns.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #13 - 04/06/10 at 05:00:55
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It's their test balloon to see if there really is a market for hard cover editions.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #12 - 04/05/10 at 09:07:09
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the book's also being printed hardcover. as far as i know, this is the first time Quality Chess has offered hardcover copies of their books 

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/73/the_cutting_edge_open_sicilian_1_lim...

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Printed exclusively as a very limited edition. 32 copies. 

This book will not be distributed for resale. 
It is available only on this web page.


Looks like there are just 28 copies left...
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #11 - 04/05/10 at 06:55:24
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sounds like a book that will be out of date before it hits the presses though... can't cover that many hot lines and not expect theory to move forward faster.
  
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Reply #10 - 04/04/10 at 01:00:27
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The move is mentioned, but via. a different move order:
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Also 15...e4!? is possible. It is an interesting
move order from Kotronias, intending to rule
out White’s possible idea of coming quickly
with the queen to e4. White has two main
options:


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b) However, White can and should prefer
the simple 16.0–0. After 16...0–0 17.a4 Re8
18.Qg4 Kh8 the game will transpose to line
A12) below.


If the book is as promising as Quality Chess make it out to be then I'm adding it to my 'must buy' list for the end of 2010.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #9 - 04/03/10 at 11:11:53
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I am suprised that in "pdf" the move16....e4 (page 10) is not mentioned. 

  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #8 - 04/01/10 at 12:15:06
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There is a pdf extract of this book: http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/CuttingEdge1.pdf

It seems to be a very good book. And, judging from Andrew Greet's introduction, probably a very interesting series of books. Like the Dangerous Weapons (DW) series form Everyman, but focused on main line and without a biais for one side or the other. I liked the DW series, but found it often too subjective to be trustful. I would be delighted if this new Cutting Edge series has the same qualities than the DW ones without its drawbacks.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #7 - 02/23/10 at 15:59:10
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Stigma wrote on 02/02/10 at 22:26:24:
Interesting to see the ''Kozul suicide variation" (or as Pavlovic calls it Rauzer, doubled f-pawn variation: 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6) in there, now that so many GMs have switched to the system with a6/Be7/Nxd4/b5.

Does he come to rescue it or to bury it, I wonder?


Isn't Kotronias still dabbling in this? I've always had a fond spot for that line as Black.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #6 - 02/18/10 at 20:57:53
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Looks realy interesting since the 3 most critical lines in Dragon are covered as well.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #5 - 02/09/10 at 21:05:53
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Hmm, interesting.  But with this plan of attack, you could imagine hundreds of eventual volumes.  I wonder when they'll get around to the Najdorf Poisoned Pawn, especially in its latter-day forms.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #4 - 02/03/10 at 18:02:09
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Me too.

I'm particularly curious as to why I haven't faced the English Attack as Black recently.  Does it have a bad reputation, or has there been no champion writing a book about it?

I still recommend it to my students for white because the attack is easy to understand and usually lethal (below about 1900 strength, at least).
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #3 - 02/03/10 at 02:38:20
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MNb wrote on 02/03/10 at 02:24:22:
I am curious about the English Attack Taimanov, English Attack: 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Bb4 9.0–0–0 and now 0-0 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Ne8.


I'm also curious about the Taimanov English Attack, but mainly the 8...Be7 9.f3 variation, where I agree with De La Villa and a recent Yearbook survey that 9...0-0 is probably a better try for equality than 9...h5, but it will be interesting to see how White can obtain an advantage against 10.g4 Rd8 (instead of 10...b5), especially since this move was not covered in 'Dismantling the Sicilian', presumably due to space constraints.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #2 - 02/03/10 at 02:24:22
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I am curious about the English Attack Taimanov, English Attack: 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Bb4 9.0–0–0 and now 0-0 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Ne8.
  
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Re: New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
Reply #1 - 02/02/10 at 22:26:24
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Interesting to see the ''Kozul suicide variation" (or as Pavlovic calls it Rauzer, doubled f-pawn variation: 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6) in there, now that so many GMs have switched to the system with a6/Be7/Nxd4/b5.

Does he come to rescue it or to bury it, I wonder?
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New QualityChess Book Series on Open Sicilian
02/02/10 at 21:37:37
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I just noticed a new book on the QualityChess site that looks like (another) must have for 1.e4 players:
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/63/the_cutting_edge_1__the_open_sicilia...

I feel a mixture of joy and sadness.  Cool
  
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