The Modernized Grivas Sicilian - Efstratios Grivas (K-6077)

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‘To my mind there is quite a straightforward explanation. In order to profit from the initiative granted by the first move, White has to make use of his opportunity to do something before Black has an equal number of opportunities of his own.’ 

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Language versionsEnglish
Author / AuthorsEfstratios Grivas
PublisherThinkers Publishing
Year of Publication1st edition 2021
Pages512
ISBN9789464201390
HardcoverNo
PaperbackYes
DownloadableNo
Width17 cm / 6.69 inch
Height23.5 cm / 9.25 inch

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However, to do this he has to make ‘contact’ with the black position. The first point of contact usually comes in the form of a pawn exchange which leads to the opening of the position. The thought behind 1…c5 is this: ‘OK, I’ll let you open the position, and develop your pieces aggressively, but at a price – you have to give me one of your center pawns.’ (Jonathan Rowson, Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently About Black and White).

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The Modernized Grivas Sicilian - Efstratios Grivas (K-6077)

The Modernized Grivas Sicilian - Efstratios Grivas (K-6077)

‘To my mind there is quite a straightforward explanation. In order to profit from the initiative granted by the first move, White has to make use of his opportunity to do something before Black has an equal number of opportunities of his own.’ 

Contents

011 Foreword
011 The Sicilian Defence
012 History of the Opening
015 Efstratios Grivas
017 Introduction
017 The Variation
018 Statistical Overview
018 Why is it the ‘Grivas Sicilian’
018 Why play the ‘Grivas Sicilian’
019 History
021 Top GS
022 Breakdown of Chapters
023 Contributors - Helpers
025 Lady Godiva
025 My Big Love
026 Lady Godiva
027 Sound or Not
029 Chapter 1 - Move By Move
029 Variation A - Medusa B32-B33
029 Medusa under the Microscope
030 Variation A1 - Medusa - 5.?
030 Variation A2 - Medusa - 5. e2
031 Variation A3 - Medusa - 5. f5
032 Variation A4 - Medusa - 5. e3
039 Variation A5 - Medusa - 5. f3
041 Variation A6 - Medusa - 5.c3
046 Variation A7 - Medusa - 5. xc6
054 Variation A8 - Medusa - 5. b5
054 Variation A81 - Medusa - 5....a6
055 Variation A811 - Medusa - 6... a5+
060 Variation A812 - Medusa - 6... d8
065 Variation A82 - Medusa - 5... f6
073 Conclusion
074 Variation B - Eros B32
074 Eros under the Microscope
074 Variation B1 - Eros - 6.f3
078 Variation B2 - Eros - 6. e3
082 Variation B3 - Eros - 6. d3
083 Variation B31 - Eros - 6...e6
090 Variation B32 - Eros - 6...d5
097 Conclusion
098 Variation C - Cyclopes B45
098 Cyclopes on the Microscope
099 Variation C1 - Cyclopes - 7... b4
101 Variation C11 - Cyclopes - 8... a6
106 Variation C12 - Cyclopes - 8...d5
110 Variation C121 - Cyclopes - 10.bxc3
111 Variation C122 - Cyclopes - 10.exd5
114 Conclusion
115 Variation D - Poseidon B33
115 Poseidon under the Microscope
116 Variation D1 - Poseidon - 7... b4
119 Variation D2 - Poseidon - 7... e7
119 Variation D21 - Poseidon - 8. e2
123 Variation D22 - Poseidon - 8. d2
125 Variation D23 - Poseidon - 8. d3
132 Conclusion
133 Variation E - Hestia B33
133 Hestia under the Microscope
133 Variation E1 - Hestia - 8.?
141 Variation E2 - Hestia - 8. e3 ( e2)
144 Variation E21 - Hestia - 12. e1
147 Variation E22 - Hestia - 12. f3
153 Variation E3 - Hestia - 8. e3 ( d3)
161 Variation E31 - Hestia - 13. h1
163 Variation E32 - Hestia - 13. ae1
167 Variation E4 - Hestia - 8. d3 ( d2)
168 Variation E41 - Hestia - 13. e2
172 Variation E42 - Hestia - 13. f3
176 Conclusion
177 Variation F - Hera B33
177 Hera under the Microscope
178 Variation F1 - Hera - 9...?
186 Variation F2 - Hera - 9... xc3
192 Variation F3 - Hera - 9... e7
193 Variation F31 - Hera - 10.g4
196 Variation F32 - Hera - 10.e5
204 Variation F33 - Hera - 10.0-0-0
204 Variation F331 - Hera - 11.exd5
210 Variation F332 - Hera - 11.e5
213 Conclusion
214 Variation G - Fates B33
214 Fates under the Microscope
214 Variation G1 - Fates - 8.?
219 Variation G11 - Fates - 8... xc3
221 Variation G12 - Fates - 8...0-0
224 Conclusion
225 Variation H - Teiresias B33
225 Teiresias under the Microscope
225 Variation H1 - Teiresias - 7...?
226 Variation H2 - Teiresias - 7...a6
227 Variation H21 - Teiresias - 8. e3
229 Variation H22 - Teiresias - 8.0-0
231 Variation H3 - Teiresias - 7... b4
240 Variation H31 - Teiresias - 11.e5
241 Variation H32 - Teiresias - 11. h5
242 Conclusion
243 Variation I - Hermes B33
243 Hermes under the Microscope
243 Variation I1 - Hermes - 9...?
245 Variation I11 - Hermes - 10.a5
252 Variation I12 - Hermes - 10. e3
254 Variation I121 - Hermes - 12. e2
257 Variation I122 - Hermes - 12.g4
258 Variation I123 - Hermes - 12. h1
262 Variation I124 - Hermes - 12. f3
267 Conclusion
268 Variation J - Apollo B33
268 Apollo under the Microscope
268 Variation J1 - Apollo - 11. d2
274 Variation J11 - Apollo - 12. e2
278 Variation J12 - Apollo - 12. f3
284 Conclusion
285 Variation K - Dionysus B33
285 Dionysus under the Microscope
285 Variation K1 - Dionysus - 8.?
290 Variation K2 - Dionysus - 9.?
296 Variation K21 - Dionysus - 12.h3
298 Variation K22 - Dionysus - 12.f5
300 Variation K23 - Dionysus - 12. h1
301 Conclusion
302 Variation L - Athena B33
302 Athena under the Microscope
302 Variation L1 - Athena - 10. e2
305 Variation L2 - Athena - 11.0-0
310 Variation L3 - Athena - 11.0-0-0
313 Variation L31 - Athena - 13... b7
316 Variation L32 - Athena - 13... b6
318 Conclusion
319 Variation M - Zeus B33-B88
319 Zeus under the Microscope
319 Variation M1 - Zeus - 10. f3
321 Variation M11 - Zeus - 11.0-0
322 Variation M111 - Zeus - 12. h1
327 Variation M112 - Zeus - 12. d4
331 Variation M113 - Zeus - 12. ae1
331 Variation M1131 - Zeus - 12... b4
336 Variation M1132 - Zeus - 12... d7
343 Variation M1133 - Zeus - 12... b8
345 Variation M1134 - Zeus - 12...b5
354 Variation M114 - Zeus - 12.g4
358 Variation M1141 - Zeus - 14... e8
359 Variation M1142 - Zeus - 14... b4
361 Variation M1143 - Zeus - 14...g6
368 Variation M1144 - Zeus - 14... b7
373 Variation M12 - Zeus - 11.0-0-0
380 Variation M121 - Zeus - 12... b4
390 Variation M1211 - Zeus - 16. d4
392 Variation M1212 - Zeus - 16. hf1
394 Variation M1213 - Zeus - 16. hg1
399 Variation M122 - Zeus - 12... d7
407 Conclusion
409 Chapter 2 - Typical Middlegame Strategy
410 Minasian Artashes : Grivas Efstratios
410 Cela Altin : Grivas Efstratios
422 Kuzmin Gennadi : Grivas Efstratios
426 Nunn John : Grivas Efstratios
429 Kalesis Nikolaos : Grivas Efstratios
432 Anagnostopoulos Dimitrios : Grivas Efstratios
435 Bellia Fabrizio : Grivas Efstratios
437 Kotronias Vasilios : Grivas Efstratios
441 Vouldis Angelos : Grivas Efstratios
444 Vouldis Angelos : Grivas Efstratios
446 Hector Jonny : Grivas Efstratios
449 Motylev Alexander : Polgar Judit
452 Svidler Peter : Polgar Judit
453 Dominguez Perez Leinier : Polgar Judit
455 Dominguez Perez Leinier : Polgar Judit
460 Kotronias Vasilios : Haznedaroglu Kivanc
462 Carlsen Magnus : Gelfand Boris
464 Movsesian Sergei : Grivas Efstratios
467 Ermenkov Evgenij : Grivas Efstratios
467 Chapter 3 - Endgame Technique
470 Kotronias Vasilios : Grivas Efstratios
472 Perdek Miroslaw : Grivas Efstratios
473 Alexakis Dimitrios : Grivas Efstratios
474 Dervishi Erald : Grivas Efstratios
476 Pandavos Panayotis : Grivas Efstratios
479 Krajina Davor : Grivas Efstratios
481 Chapter 4 - Tactical Motifs
486 Solutions

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