Valeri Bronznik: 2 books
Techniques of Positional Play
45 Practical Methods to Gain the Upper Hand in Chess
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Opening preparation is useful, but understanding the middlegame is much more important. This book, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner.Quite a few of the ideas presented here will surprise the reader, because...
The Lazy Man's Sicilian
Attack and Surprise White
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The Basman-Sale Variation is a relatively unexplored weapon for Black in the Sicilian Defence. After the perfectly normal moves 1.e4 c5, 2. Nf3 e6, 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Black lashes out with 4…Bc5! English IM Michael Basman and Croatian IM Srdjan Sale were the pioneers of this cunning chess opening...