Play real chess instead of trying to memorize endless database lines! That is what the Rossolimo Sicilian offers and why this opening has become so popular with chess players all over the world.

If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and still put your opponent in trouble!

Victor Bologan focuses on opening lines he learned from his trainer Viacheslav Chebanenko in his youth in Moldavia. Chebanenko’s original analyses formed the solid basis for a lot of new and ground-breaking work that Bologan has done for this opening – in practical play, but also in training sessions with Garry Kasparov.

Bologan does not tire the reader with dry variations. His verbal explanations are smooth, clear, and often humorous. He recounts the history of the line and provides a short but colourful biography of its originator, the legendary grandmaster Nicholas Rossolimo.

Victor Bologan is one of the strongest grandmasters in the world. He has won many tournaments, including the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and the Dortmund super-tournament.

He has written critically acclaimed opening books like ‘The Chebanenko Slav’ and ‘The King’s Indian: a Complete Black Repertoire’, and his ‘Victor Bologan Selected Games 1985-2004’ was an international bestseller.

Content:
007 Introduction

011 Chapter 1 - Secondary Moves

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5

031 Chapter 2 - Black Plays 3...Nf6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 Ng8-f6

041 Chapter 3 - White Exchanges after 3...d6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.Bb5xc6

065 Chapter 4 - White Castles after 3...d6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.0-0

083 Chapter 5 - Spanish-Type Play: 7...b5

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 d7-d6 4.0-0 Bc8-d7 5.Rf1-e1 Ng8-f6 6.c2-c3 a7-a6 7.Bb5-a4 b7-b5

099 Chapter 6 - White Castles after 3...e6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.0-0

111 Chapter 7 - Black Develops First: 7...Bb7

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.0-0 Ng8-e7 5.c2-c3 a7-a6 6.Bb5-a4 b7-b5 7.Ba4-c2 Bc8-b7

127 Chapter 8 - The Direct Exchange 4.Bxc6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6

135 Chapter 9 - Posing Problems: 6.Qe2

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 5.d2-d3 Ng8-e7 6.Qd1-e2

149 Chapter 10 - Other Sixth Moves for White

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 e7-e6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 5.d2-d3 Ng8-e7

159 Chapter 11 - The Fianchetto with 4...bxc6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 b7xc6

173 Chapter 12 - The Fianchetto with 4...dxc6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6

183 Chapter 13 - Black Plays 4...dxc6 and 6...Nf6

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5.h2-h3 Bf8-g7 6.d2-d3 Ng8-f6

199 Chapter 14 - The Immediate 7.0-0

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5 g7-g6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5.h2-h3 Bf8-g7 6.d2-d3 Ng8-f6 7.0-0

209 Chapter 15 - What Would You Play?

223 Index of Players

229 New In Chess Code System

231 Index of Variations