In this book Victor Bologan covers all relevant lines with a well laid-out, clearly explained and eminently playable set of responses. He presents TWO different options against every main line: a common sense approach and an aggressive weapon.
Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II
Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 vs The Sicilian II is the second volume of Parimarjan Negi's elite White repertoire against the Sicilian. Where Volume I was devoted to the Najdorf, this book takes on three separate battlegrounds.
Negi gives deep, ambitious recommendations against the Dragon and Accelerated Dragon, against the Richter-Rauzer, and against the …e5 Sicilians — the Sveshnikov, Kalashnikov and Löwenthal — each backed by the original, top-level analysis that made the series famous.
This is a theory-intensive repertoire, not a light read: the lines are sharp and the coverage thorough, aimed at players who want a genuine advantage against these dynamic defenses and are willing to put in the work.
Best suited to strong, ambitious 1.e4 players — tournament competitors and aspiring masters — who are not afraid to play the Open Sicilian.
Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black
The Ruy Lopez is the most respected of all answers to 1...e5, and meeting it well is one of the harder tasks a Black player faces. In this companion to his acclaimed Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games, Victor Bologan builds a complete, modern repertoire against the Spanish, drawing on the lines favoured by Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian.
Its most distinctive feature is choice: Bologan gives two viable options against every main line, so you can pick the style that suits you or keep opponents guessing. The coverage is thorough — the Exchange Variation, the many faces of the Closed Ruy, the Wormald and Steinitz set-ups with 5.Qe2 and 5.d3, the anti-Marshall systems, and the deeply analysed main lines after 8.c3 d5.
The book is also built for practical use. Alongside the deep theory there is a quick-start guide for newcomers, a "Fast Lane" giving the minimum you need to play the opening at once, a strategy section on the recurring structures and ideas, and clearly marked traps, tactical motifs, and move-order points.
A rich, flexible repertoire for club players and above who want to play 1...e5 and meet the Ruy Lopez head-on, with winning chances rather than just equality.
Three masters recall their four decades as teammates from a strong New Jersey chess club.
Opening Originals focuses on both sound and dangerous opening ideas that have escaped wide notice.
Mastering Chess Middlegames
Alexander Panchenko (1953–2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers the Soviet Union — and later Russia — ever produced, running a legendary school that specialised in turning talented juniors into masters. This book is the classic training course at the heart of that school, available in English for the first time.
Panchenko’s method was systematic: rather than scattering tips, he organised middlegame mastery into clear themes and drilled each one with explanation followed by positions to solve. The chapters march through the essential topics — attacking the king, defence, counterplay, prophylaxis, and the art of realising an advantage — and then through the practical handling of specific material situations: major-piece battles, two minor pieces against a rook, same- and opposite-coloured bishops, and the bishop-versus-knight struggle.
What made "Pancha" special was the combination of first-rate training material with genuine warmth and enthusiasm as a teacher; the aim throughout is not just knowledge but the ability to make good practical decisions at the board.
A proven, structured middlegame course for club players who want to train the way Soviet talents were trained. Work through the positions, not just the prose, and it delivers.
The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favorite of attacking players. This volume deals with the 9.0–0–0 variation of the Yugoslav Attack, along with the Classical and White’s various other tries.
The Sicilian Dragon is one of Black's most thrilling and uncompromising responses to 1.e4.
In Grandmaster Repertoire: The Dragon – Volume 1, Grandmaster Gawain Jones presents a complete Black repertoire against the Yugoslav Attack (9.Bc4 and 9.g4 variations) — the sharpest and most critical test White can pose to the Dragon.
What's Covered?
About the Author:
Gawain Jones is an English grandmaster, twice British Champion, and one of the most respected opening authors of his generation. Known for a dynamic, creative playing style, he is widely regarded as the world's leading expert on the Sicilian Dragon and has played it as a primary weapon throughout his career.
This book presents a Black repertoire based on the QGA. The authors consider the Classical System with 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6, but they also offer alternative approaches – building up tension with 4…Bg4, and the destructive 4…a6 aimed at quick equalisation.
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