Review - Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines by John Shaw

 

 

With this second and third installments now available, GM Jhon Shaw completes a luxury repertoire for the 1.e4 player.

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Official information of Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines:

In this, the last of the three volumes at 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his cutting-edge repertoire for White by tackling the greatest challenge of all: the main lines of the Sicilian Defense . Like the other two books in the series, this book builds on a base of tried and tested main lines, driven by a series of groundbreaking suggestions that will cause endless trouble for your opponents.

Including the Dragon, Taimanov, Sveshnikov and concluding with the Najdorf complex, this book provides everything you need to confidently tackle all the major Sicilian systems.

 

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“A fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by Shaw, for which he deserves immense credit.”
GM David Smerdon, ChessVibes, reviewing The King’s Gambit

Reviews
"I recommend, for most ordinary players who lack extraordinary powers, to instead base their White repertoire around the John Shaw series. His lines are more likely to highlight manoeuvres and positional plans plus the inherent value of the pieces and structure. It helps us mere mortals when there is more margin for the occasional imprecision. As for the fact that the three volumes together add up to over 1400 pages, well I suppose that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well! Shawly!?"

GM Glenn Flear, New in Chess Yearbook

"Overall, this book offers a wealth of new, fresh ideas and a White repertoire against the Sicilian main variations which personally convinces me more than Parimarjan Negi's work on this complex... Those who are prepared to work through the book conscientiously will certainly achieve many good positions... I highly recommend this book!"

IM Dirk Schuh