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9781857444230
Are you bored of playing the same old openings time and time again? Fed up with constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to play something new and exciting, but cannot decide between the numerous choices available? Don't despair help is on hand! In Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian, John Emms and Richard Palliser team up to investigate by far the most popular and widely-played chess opening, but in a revolutionary way. They concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations of the open Sicilian, selecting a wealth of ideas and options for both White and Black. Many of the carefully chosen weapons are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been unfairly discarded; they are guaranteed to throw even your most experienced opponent off balance. A study of this book will leave the reader confident and fully-armed, and his or her opponents running for cover! Dangerous Weapons is a brand-new series of opening books that provide the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire. *The Sicilian as you've never seen it before *Written by renowned opening experts *Ideal for ambitious and adventurous players John Emms is one of Britain's leading Grandmasters and has represented England in numerous team tournaments and Chess Olympiads. He's also a renowned coach who has trained with many top junior and senior players. An experienced writer, his works include Starting Out: The Sicilian and Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style, while he is also a co-author of the best-selling openings encyclopaedia Nunn's Chess Openings. Richard Palliser is a young English International Master who is quickly carving out a reputation as a skilled and prolific chess writer. His previous works for Everyman Chess include The Bb5 Sicilian and Tango!, which provoked much positive interest from the critics and the chess public alike.Emms, John is the author of 'Dangerous Weapons The Sicilian', published 2006 under ISBN 9781857444230 and ISBN 185744423X.
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