A Complete Guide to the Grivas Sicilian - Softcover

Grivas, Efstratios

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904600360 ISBN 13: 9781904600367

Publisher: Gambit Publications Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

This book is in every way a definitive guide: Efstratios Grivas provides the inside story on a variation of the Sicilian Defence that he has worked for more than 20 years to perfect, and which rightly bears his name. The Grivas Sicilian (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6) has proved itself sound and reliable in practice, but is also far less well investigated than most Sicilian systems. This gives it an extra sting in practice, which readers will be able to use to their advantage over the board - it is most unlikely that their opponents will have a well-worked-out response ready. The Grivas Sicilian generally leads to positions akin to the Scheveningen, but with some subtle differences. Grivas explains these subtleties at length, helping readers to exploit all their chances to seize the initiative.

About this title

About the Author

Grandmaster Efstratios Grivas lives in Athens and is also a Senior FIDE Trainer, International Arbiter and Organizer. He has represented his country on a great many occasions, winning an individual gold medal at the 1989 European Team Championship and an individual silver medal at the 1998 Olympiad. He is a federal trainer and an experienced writer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gambit Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904600360
• ISBN 13: 9781904600367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144