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Antonios Pavlidis - The Sicilian Taimanov: Tired of Bad Positions? Try the Main Lines! (K-5662)
K-5662
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The Sicilian Taimanov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6, and is an ideal weapon for Black in the modern era. It is theoretically sound, and strikes a perfect balance between solidity and dynamic counterattacking potential, which makes it a popular choice among club players and top grandmasters alike.
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Data sheet
| Language versions | English |
| Series | Grandmaster Repertoire |
| Author / Authors | Antonios Pavlidis |
| Publisher | Quality Chess |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2019 |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 9781784830588 |
| Hardcover | No |
| Paperback | Yes |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 17 cm / 6.69 inch |
| Height | 24 cm / 9.45 inch |
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GM Antonios Pavlidis is the ideal guide to this opening. A keen theoretician, he has been using the Taimanov as the backbone of his repertoire for many years. As a lifelong 1.e4 player, he is also adept at seeing the position from White’s perspective, making his insight all the more valuable to the reader. In this book, Pavlidis shares top-class analysis as well as the expert knowledge he has gained from his many years of experience with the Taimanov.
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Content
004 Key to symbols used & Bibliography
005 Preface
007 Introduction
Early Deviations
013 1) Rare 5th Moves
5.Nb5
025 2) 6.Bf4
046 3) 6.c4 - Introduction
061 4) 11.Be3
5.Nc3 Qc7
086 5) 6.f4
110 6) 6.Qd3!?
124 7) 6.Ndb5 & 6.g4!?
137 8) 6.g3
6.Be2
163 9) Various 7th Moves
194 10) 7.0-0 Nf6
214 11) 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Nxc6
237 12) 9.Na4
251 13) 13.e5
283 14) 13.Bd4
6.Be3
303 15) Introduction to 7.Bd3
324 16) 7.Bd3 - Main Line
339 17) 7.Qd2 & 8.f4!?
354 18) English Attack
380 19) English Attack - 11.Qe1
403 20) The Trendy 7.Qf3
433 21) 10.f4
449 22) Main Line with 14.h3
474 Variation Index