On the map of modern chess theory there is a 'blank spot' - The Nimzowitsch-Rubinstein Variation of the Sicilian Defence (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Everyone has heard of it, but no one really knows anything about it. The literature devoted to this topic is extremely scanty. Two or three articles, a few brochures, one ancient monograph (in German) - and that's all.
The book of international master Grigory Bogdanovisch fills this gap. The author, a recognized expert on the Variation, has summarized and fully systemized his many years of experience in the given field.
His views are subjective - but this is what makes them valuable.
His conclusions are paradoxical, but they, so to speak, 'grab' the reader and do not leave him indifferent. You want to argue with him, but - and this is the main thing! - his presentation of the Variation makes you want to study it and play it.
300 pages, hard cover
Contents:
Foreword
PART ONE. White does not play 3. e5
- Chapter One: 1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- Chapter Two: Breitman Variation, 1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 .
- Chapter Three: Typical Pawn Structures
- Appendix: Reference Games
PART THREE. 1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4.N3 Nxc3 5.dc
- Chapter Six: Typical Pawn Structures
- Chapter Seven: Linking the opening and the middlegame
- Chapter Eight: How to handle the ending with the given TPS
- Appendix: Reference Games
