Bologan, The Rossolimo Sicilian

Play real chess instead of trying to memorize endless database lines! That is what the Rossolimo Sicilian offers and why this opening has become so popular with chess players all over the world.

If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game and still put your opponent in trouble!

Victor Bologan focuses on opening lines he learned from his trainer Viacheslav Chebanenko in his youth in Moldavia. Chebanenko s original analyses formed the solid basis for a lot of new and ground-breaking work that Bologan has done for this opening in practical play, but also in training sessions with Garry Kasparov.

Bologan does not tire the reader with dry variations. His verbal explanations are smooth, clear, and often humorous. He recounts the history of the line and provides a short but colourful biography of its originator, the legendary grandmaster Nicholas Rossolimo.

Victor Bologan is one of the strongest grandmasters in the world. He has won many tournaments, including the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and the Dortmund super-tournament.

He has written critically acclaimed opening books like The Chebanenko Slav and The King s Indian: a Complete Black Repertoire , and his Victor Bologan Selected Games 1985-2004 was an international bestseller.


Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Secondary Moves
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5

Chapter 2 - Black Plays 3...Nf6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 Ng8-f6

Chapter 3 - White Exchanges after 3...d6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.Bb5xc6

Chapter 4 - White Castles after 3...d6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.0-0

Chapter 5 - Spanish-Type Play: 7...b5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.0-0 Bc8-d7 5.Rf1-e1 Ng8-f6 6.c2-c3 a7-a6 7.Bb5-a4 b7-b5

Chapter 6 - White Castles after 3...e6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.0-0

Chapter 7 - Black Develops First: 7...Bb7
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.0-0 Ng8-e7 5.c2-c3 a7-a6 6.Bb5-a4 b7-b5 7.Ba4-c2 Bc8-b7

Chapter 8 - The Direct Exchange 4.Bxc6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6

Chapter 9 - Posing Problems: 6.Qe2
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 5.d2-d3 Ng8-e7 6.Qd1-e2

Chapter 10 - Other Sixth Moves for White
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 5.d2-d3 Ng8-e7

Chapter 11 - The Fianchetto with 4...bxc6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6

Chapter 12 - The Fianchetto with 4...dxc6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6

Chapter 13 - Black Plays 4...dxc6 and 6...Nf6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5.h2-h3 Bf8-g7 6.d2-d3 Ng8-f6

Chapter 14 - The Immediate 7.0-0
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5.h2-h3 Bf8-g7 6.d2-d3 Ng8-f6 7.0-0

Chapter 15 - What Would You Play

Index of Players

New In Chess Code System

Index of Variations