The Sicilian Sozin - Softcover

Golubev, Mikhail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1901983382 ISBN 13: 9781901983388

Publisher: Gambit Publications, 2001

Synopsis

The Sozin Attack is White's most overtly aggressive counter to the Sicilian. White puts his bishop on c4 and often follows up with direct play against the black king. Unless Black defends with the utmost precision, the bishop's influence often fuels a deadly attack leading to a cascade of sacrifices and a brutal king hunt. The Sozin set-up can be employed against the Classical Sicilian, the Najdorf, and even the Scheveningen. Mikhail Golubev is a young grandmaster who has employed the Sozin with devastating effect throughout the whole of his adult chess career. Here he explains how White carries out that attack in its various forms (including some relatively positional lines), and presents in detail the theory of all its variations, including the razor-sharp Velimirovic Attack.

About this title

About the Author:

Mikhail Golubev is a grandmaster from Odessa, Ukraine, who plays regularly in tournaments in eastern and central Europe. He is a noted expert in several sharp and aggressive opening systems, including the King's Indian and the Dragon. His first book, "Easy Guide to the Dragon" has been praised for the quality and quantity of its original analysis, and for Golubev's objectivity in identifying the critical lines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gambit Publications
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1901983382
• ISBN 13: 9781901983388
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272