Andriasyan: The English Attack against the Taimanov Sicilian - A Guide for White Klassiker um sich auf jegliche Herausforderung

um sich auf jegliche Herausforderung taktischer Natur vorzubereiten

who know that computer-aided preparation now threatens the sharpest lines of the Sicilian or Ruy Lopez (at the very least with a forced draw)

the year was filled with exciting and top-class chess events galore: World Cup in Baku

096 Queen Mazes — Problems 103-136

but also questions that are otherwise only neglected

Andriasyan: The English Attack against the Taimanov Sicilian - A Guide for White Klassiker um sich auf jegliche HerausforderungThe Taimanov Sicilian is a chess opening widely played at club level and a favourite of elite players like Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and young star Anish Giri. Against this variation, the ever popular English Attack has long been considered harmless, until in recent years some remarkable improvements were found for White. By castling queenside White creates exciting positions in which he has a dangerous initiative. Armenian grandmaster Zaven