Beating the Sicilian: Grandmaster Bologan's Repertoire Vol.2

The second volume of the Open Sicilian is dedicated to two very important areas: the most interesting opening of all time (Najdorf Variant) and the most romantic line of the Sicilian (Dragon Variant). Actually it is enough to point out that both openings were played successfully with black by Garry Kasparov. The author's goal was to give White some clear variations with which to survive all sorts of possible improvements in Black's game and still be able to give White hope of gaining an advantage. In both cases Bologan recommends a formation with f3, Be3, Qd2, the so-called English Attack. The similarity of ideas makes the work of memorizing variants somewhat easier and at the same time the traditional approach of going line by line allows us to avoid unpleasant surprises. Many mysteries can be found beneath the surface of the Sicilian with hard work and experience and the author really hopes that this DVD will help you do that. Video footage: 5 hours 40 minutes.