Sakaev petroff pdf

For those familiar with recent repertoire books from Chess Stars, this book departs a little from the usual Chess Stars chapter format of first summarizing the mainlines of the repertoire, then going into more detail in a "Step by Step" section, and then presenting some illustrative games. Instead, Sakaev's book has some introductory comments and a conclusion in each chapter, but the first pages of the book consist almost entirely of serious analysis.

The last 45 pages of the book contains 21 complete games which were apparently selected for the instructive value. Most of the complete games are outstanding fights between top players in which Black lands his share of the blows. Chess Stars, like Quality Chess, seems to be able to publish one outstanding opening book after another.

I have a number of Chess Stars books and, in my opinion, this is one of their very best. I can hardly imagine a better book for a positional player looking for a solid repertoire against 1.

A world class GM analyzes the very best lines from an objective point of view. Often, Sakaev gives more than one solution to various white tries. Sakaev convincingly neutralizes the Nimzovich variation 5. Nc3 , 3. His conclusion that black is absolutely OK in all variations is well supported by his investigation. As someone who has personal studied the Petroff for black by deeply examining hundreds of GM games, current theory, and with engines, I say with confidence that Sakaev's recommendations are rock solid.

When reading through the book, I was surprised to see that I have already adopted most of his recommended lines via self-study. Thankfully, this book has been created for those without the time or inclination to delve into in the Petroff Labyrinth He even covers the King's Gambit, the Bishop's Opening, Vienna Game. Again GM Sakaev recommends the best answers to these weak attempts by white and makes no compromises.

Buy this book and never lose to 1. Posting Komentar. Jumat, 03 Juni [H Published on: Dimensions: 8. See all 2 customer reviews Moreover, there are plenty of possibilities for Black to complicate the position when playing against weaker players, although this sometimes may mean accepting a slight theoretical disadvantage. This book presents Black with a complete repertoire after 1. The first 65 pages or so are devoted to positions where White avoids the Petroff, either by not playing 2.

Nf3, or by playing 3. Nc3 after 1. Nf3 Nf6. The remainder of the analysis is devoted to the Petroff itself, although Sakaev only covers the variations he have chosen for his repertoire.

In selecting his repertoire, Sakaev has chosen those variations he believes to be objectively best for Black. Almost without exception, the recommended lines are the main lines played by such outstanding Petroff practitioners as Kramnik and Gelfand. Sakaev is a strong Grandmaster and a well-respected theoretician, and it is in the presentation of theory that this book truly shines. The theory is up-to-date and includes a number of references to games played in There is a considerable emphasis on important theoretical games played in the last 5 years.

One of the key features of this book is Sakaev's willingness to go beyond merely summarizing existing theory, and to suggest dozens - if not hundreds - of improvements. Sakaev's explanations of positional and tactical themes are excellent, and should be accessible to anyone with an ELO of or so.

Lower-rated players who are willing to work hard could also learn a lot from this book, and not just about opening theory. Given the importance of positional themes in many variations of the Petroff, this book could also be used as an advanced primer on positional chess. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.

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