Chess book reviews by National Master Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Play the Sicilian by GM Lubomir Ftacnik (Quality Chess 2010) - repertoire book for Sicilian Najdorf defenders - written by an expert Najdorf and Scheveningen player whom is a famous opening analyst - covers all likely Anti-Sicilians that a Najdorf player might face (like many GMs, Ftacnik doesn't hold these in very high esteem) - provides repertoire choices against all likely 6th moves by White against the Najdorf (like ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:44 AM by Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Play the Najdorf Sicilian by IM James Rizzitano (Gambit 2010) - written by a long time Najdorf practitioner - covers all major variations and sub-variations of the Najdorf in considerable detail, from both White and Black's point of view - Introduction provides a summary of reasons to play the Najdorf - there is a short section devoted to typical Najdorf themes - the author gives a good deal of explanatory prose, ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:43 AM by Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Understanding the Marshall Attack by IM David Vigorito (Gambit 2010) - repertoire book for Ruy Lopez Marshall Attack defenders - written by an American IM and chess teacher - Introduction explains the logic behind the moves of the Marshall and Anti-Marshall variations, and briefly deals with Black deviations (at move 9 and 11) from the book's Marshall Accepted repertoire that's based on 11...c6 - a brief Recommendations ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:52 AM by Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Attacking the Spanish by IM Sabino Brunello (Quality Chess 2009) - repertoire book for Ruy Lopez defenders - written by an Italian IM Marshall Attack practitioner - covers three Black gambits vs. the Ruy Lopez (the Schliemann, Gajewski and Marshall) - repertoire coverage vs. the Schliemann is based on 4...dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 - repertoire coverage of the Marshall Accepted, i.e. 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 (8...d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:53 AM by Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Fighting the Ruy Lopez by GM Milos Pavlovic (Everyman 2009) - repertoire book for defending against the Ruy Lopez with the Marshall Attack - written by a Serbian GM Marshall Attack practitioner - covers all likely White deviations within the Ruy Lopez that a Marshall Attack player might encounter - repertoire coverage of the Marshall Accepted is based on 11...c6 - Introduction sets out the ideas behind the Marshall ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:54 AM by Kevin Pacey