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English ...e5:

The reversed Sicilian Lines

144 Seiten, kartoniert, Everyman, 2003

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Renowned opening theoreticians Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik explain in detail the positional and tactical possibilities for both White and Black in the 1...e5 English.

The 1...e5 variation of the English Opening, sometimes referred to as the reversed Sicilian, leads to a variety of stimulating positions. From wild tactical melees to slow positional battles, there are variations here to suit all styles. These opening lines provide the battleground for many top Grandmaster clashes, including those of Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and others belonging to the world's elite. In this book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik explain in detail the positional and tactical possibilities for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Raetsky and Chetverik outline the current fashions in both the main variations and the tricky sidelines. Whether approaching the line as Black or White, this book is crucial reading for those wishing to play this opening.

- Up-to-date coverage of a fascinating opening
- Written by leading openings experts
- An ideal battle manual for competitive players

Alexander Raetsky is a Russian International Master and an experienced competitor on the chess tournament circuit. He is also a skilled writer and has been a frequent contributor to the famous Russian magazine 64 and the internationally renowned publication New In Chess. His first book for Everyman, Meeting 1 e4, was very well received by the chess-playing public.
Maxim Chetverik, also from Russia, is an International Master and a renowned openings theoretician.


There is an old anecdote about the English Opening. In the Moscow Chess Club someone answered 1 c4 with I...e5 and was immediately reprimanded by former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Botvinnik carefully explained that White now .had a Sicilian with a tempo more...
So, was Botvinnik right? Can the opening simply be regarded as a Sicilian where White has an extra move? Well up to a point, but one should be wary of continuing this argument too far because then the Sicilian could just as well be explained as a reversed English Opening.
However, there is a certain logic in considering the position after 1 c4 e5 as a Reversed Sicilian. After all, the Sicilian has an excellent reputation for Black. So, surely the same setup, with a tempo more, must be really good? Well, of course the black players understand this and so they adapt their play accordingly. Thus, in the Sicilian Defence the main lines starting with 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 have one thing in common -White can start a promising attack. Nowadays, for example, the Rauzer set-up with Be3, f3, g4, h4 has become wildly popular. However, in the English the situation is reversed. White has an extra tempo and in more or less all critical variations this would very likely decisively change the evaluation of the position.
For example, a sharp line in the Sicilian Dragon starts 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6 6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 0-0 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 0-0-0 d5 with interesting and complicated play. Now imagine the same line with reversed colours. Here Black would not have time to create this set-up as after 1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 Bg2 Be6 6 Nf3 Nc6 White can already consider 7 Ng5!? and also after 7 0-0 f6 White gets in quickly with 8 d4! with a strong position.
Nevertheless, a Reversed Dragon is a viable choice against the English and in Chapter 4 you can see the correct way for Black to handle this line.
The key to playing with the black pieces after 1 c4 e5 is to act with rather less optimism than when you are raring to go after 1 e4 c5. The best plans for Black avoid opening the position too early and concentrate on solid play. Thus Black will often find that he or she is playing a set-up which is considered as a rather tame way to meet the Sicilian with White. Such systems include lines which select from a mix of the following moves: Bc4, Bb5, f2-f4 or Nc3 and g3. All of these have black counterparts which are respectable ways to counter the English and all of them will be seen in this book.
Many of the structural features that arise are similar to those in the Sicilian but the spin on them is different. For example, it is currently popular for White to meet the Sicilian with a quick Bb5 and Bxc6 and then play rather aggressively. When playing against the English, Black can mirror this strategy but should then usually concentrate on solid rather than aggressive play. Another anti-Sicilian plan is some form of c2-c3 and d2-d4. On a good day, this can develop into a fiery attack. Playing against the English, Black can adopt systems with ...c7-c6 and ...d7-d5, but then it will normally be White who is trying to take the initiative in the centre and the whole tone of the struggle will be different.
We have now studied the English Opening with 1...e5 in some depth and concluded that it is a fascinating line. Every position seems complicated and every move seems to create new possibilities for even further complications. As joint authors for over fifteen years, we have now worked together on more than 20 articles and books. This has been one of our most interesting and enjoyable projects and we hope that our enthusiasm for these lines will be transferred to the reader.

Alexander Raetsky & Maxim Chetverik, Voronezh, August 2003.
Weitere Informationen
EAN 9781857443394
Gewicht 330 g
Hersteller Everyman
Breite 15,6 cm
Höhe 23,4 cm
Medium Buch
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
Autor Alexander RaetzkiMaxim Chetverik
Sprache Englisch
ISBN-10 185744339X
ISBN-13 9781857443394
Seiten 144
Einband kartoniert
004 Bibliography
005 Introduction

1 c4 e5

007 Part One: White Plays an Early Nf3
007 1 Four Knights with 4 g3
032 2 Four Knights without 4 g3
063 3 Three Knights: 2...Nf6 3 Nf3 or 2...Nc6 3 Nf3

075 Part Two: White Plays an Early g3
075 4 Reversed Dragon: 2...Nf6 3 g3 d5
093 5 Other Reversed Sicilians and Keres System
112 6 Fianchetto Variation: 2...Nf6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7
123 7 Closed Variation: 2...Nc6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7

145 Part Three: Other Systems
145 8 Black Plays an Early ...f7-f5
166 9 Nc3 d6
178 10 2 Nc3 Bb4
191 11 Early Deviations

207 Index of Complete Games


INDEX OF COMPLETE GAMES

106 Adianto-Raetsky, Biel 2002
124 Akopian-Browne, Philadelphia 1999
019 Aleksandrov-Acs, Ohrid 2001
115 Beim-Gurevich M., Germany 2000
057 Beliavsky-Turov, Copenhagen 2000
043 Botvinnik-Levenfish, Moscow 1946
080 Botvinnik-Portisch, Monte Carlo 1968
089 Bfuzon-Tiviakov, Esbjerg 2002
130 Bui Vinh-Fogarasi, Budapest 2002
036 Chernin-Bareev, Panormo 2001
013 Christiansen-Kaidanov, Key West 1994
095 Christiansen-Sharbonneau, Richmond 2002
117 Chuprikov-Varavin, Alushta 2001
185 Conquest-Ryan, Mondariz 2000
198 Cvitan-Estrada, Saint Vincent 2002
192 Damljanovic-Onischuk, Skopje 2002
156 Dao Thien Hai-Bezold, Budapest 1994
134 Delchev-Ulibin, Pula 2000
169 Ehlvest-Slapikas, Meiers 2000
026 Gelfand-Karpov, 9th match game, Sanghi Nagar 1995
126 Georgiev Kir.-Bareev, Sarajevo 1998
066 Graf-Dizdarevic, Skopje 2002
027 Gulko-Hector, Copenhagen 2000
181 Gunnarsson-Sokolov I., Reykjavik 2001
059 Gurevich M.-Handte, Amsterdam 2002
076 Gurevich M.-Shirov, Sarajevo 2000
029 Hansen Cu.-Akopian, Groningen 1991
070 Hansen Cu.-Barua, Biel 1993
009 Hansen Cu.-Meins, Germany 1999
017 Hansen Cu.-Raetsky, Reykjavik 1996
083 Hodgson-Romanishin, Belgrade 1993
158 Horvath.Gy-Sakaev, Thessaloniki 1996
170 Hübner-Kasparov, 1 st match game, Hamburg 1985
140 Hulak-Almasi Z., Pula 2001
132 Istratescu-Nikolaidis, Halkida 2000
101 Kamsky-Timman, Paris 2001
203 Karolyi-Romanishin, Tbilisi 1986
179 Kasparov-Shirov, Novgorod 1994
112 Kharlov-Selin, Tula 2002
064 Komarov-Romanishin, Saint Vincent 2000
011 Kopylov.N-Raetsky, Voronezh 1990
196 Korchnoi-Bacrot, 4th match game, Albert 1997
104 Korchnoi-Keres, Moscow 1957
187 Korchnoi-Shirov, Madrid 1996
097 Koshi-Adianto, Madras 1996
183 Lautier-Kotronias, Chalkidiki 1992
081 Lemer-Kaidanov, Kuibyshev 1986
136 Lerner-Stisis, Tel Aviv 2001
049 Ljubojevic-Kramnik, Monaco (rapid) 2002
194 Loeffler-Van der Wiel, Leeuwarden 1994
087 Marin-Sulava, Cannes 2002
148 Mellado-Fressinet, France 2001
200 Miezis-Damljanovic, Istanbul Olympiad 2000
086 Miezis-Smirin, New York 1998
038 Milov V.-Raetsky, Baden 1998
051 Morozevich-Adams, Dortmund 2001
054 Neverov-Rublevsky, Moscow 2003
173 Polugaevsky-Nezhmetdinov, Sochi 1968
072 Psakhis-Bartel, Moskow 2002
068 Psakhis-Sermek, Groningen 1995
146 Rohde-Polgar Zsu., New York 1992
056 Rotstein-Epishin, Bratto 1999
120 Serpet-Sokolov I., NewYork 1996
153 Siegel-Sokolov A., Viernheim 1995
078 Smirin-Alterman, Israel 1993
128 Smyslov-Liberzon, Riga 1968
015 Smyslov-Mestel, Hastings 1972/73
048 Solleveld-Sutovsky, Amsterdam 2002
102 Spesny-Raetsky, Mlada Eokslav 1992
167 Stanec-Kekelidze, Germany 1999
162 Taimanov-Lau, Fuerth 2000
024 Tal-Kavalek, Montreal 1979
138 Tal-Renet, Clichy 1986
022 Timman-Bareev, Wijk aan Zee 2002
041 Timman-Karpov, Montreal 1979
033 Timman-Portisch, Montrea/1979
160 Toran-Tal, Oberhausen 1961
108 Van Wely-Kasparov, Tilburg 1997
150 Vaulin-ZakharovA, Novgorod 1995
099 Zubarev-Vysochin, Barlinek 2002
Dieses Buch enthält im Prinzip die komplette Bandbreite nach 1.c4 e5, schwerpunktmäßig das Vierspringerspiel 2.Sc3 Sf6 3.Sf3 Sc6 (56 Seiten), das vertauschte Sizilianisch in verschiedenen Formen (37 Seiten) und die Systeme mit 2.Sc3 Sc6 (Sf6) 3.g3 g6 (33 Seiten), aber auch die selteneren Systeme und frühzeitigen Abweichungen nehmen mit gut 60 Seiten noch einen relativ umfangreichen Platz ein. Es gibt sicher verschiedenes Erfreuliches festzustellen, z.B. ist das Buch im Vergleich zu anderen Werken dieses Verlags (in der Regel 140 bis 180 Seiten) sehr umfangreich, auch aktuell (viele Beispiele nach 2000, das Neueste bis 2003); jedem Kapitel ist eine kurze Einführung voran gestellt, in der sich der Leser schnell vorinformieren kann, wie die einzelnen Varianten und Beispielpartien bewertet werden. Schon beim ersten Durchlesen hatte ich allerdings das Gefühl, dass die Sache in theoretischer Hinsicht recht schwarzlastig zu sein schien (obwohl keineswegs als Repertoire-Buch ausgewiesen); in manchen Kapiteln, die durchaus für Weiß Hauptsysteme und keine schwächlichen Nebenvarianten darstellen, liest es sich so, als könne Schwarz fast beliebig ausgleichen. Ist 1.c4 wirklich so harmlos? Ich habe deswegen vor allem mit dem „Dynamic English" von Kosten verglichen, das auch noch relativ neu ist (1999, Neuauflage 2001) und 1.c4 als Repertoire für Weiß(!) aufzieht. Natürlich enthält dieses Weiß-Repertoire nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt des Buches von R. und C., sodass die folgenden Erkenntnisse sicher nicht insgesamt zutreffen müssen. Aber in diesem kleinen Ausschnitt springen viele Unterschiede in der Tat ins Auge. Dabei haben R/C durchaus auch Pluspunkte für sich; in mehreren Fällen weichen sie von Kosten-Varianten mit neueren Beispielen zugunsten von Schwarz ab. Ich fand aber auch diverse Beispiele, wo sie für Weiß wahrscheinlich nicht das Beste bringen. Z.B. empfiehlt Kosten nach 1. c4 e5 2.g3 Sc6 3.Lg2 g6 4.Sc3 Lg7 das System mit 5.e4 d6 6.Sge2, wobei sich ergibt, dass hie und da der vorläufige Verzicht auf d3 für Weiß nützlich sein kann, während R/C eine reine Zugumstellung sehen. In einer der Hauptvarianten, 6...Sge7 7.d3 0-0 8.0-0 f5 9.Sd5 Le6 10.Le3 Dd7 11. Dd2 Tf7, geben R/C nur eine Partie mit 12.Tac1 Taf8 13.b4 (Schwarz bekommt gutes Spiel für den Bauern nach 13.-f4!?), doch gibt es für Weiß vermutlich sogar mehr als eine bessere Behandlung. In einem anderen System, 1.c4 e5 2.Sc3 Sc6 3.g3 Sf6 4. Lg2 Lb4 5.Sd5 .Lc5 6.e3, erreicht Schwarz laut R/C mit 6.-d6 7.Se2 Lg4 8.h3 f5 9.0-0 Sxd5 (Hansen -Almasi 1995) beidseitige Chancen, doch im „Informator" gibt Almasi selbst 9.d4 als bedeutende Verstärkung für Weiß an.
Fazit: Das Buch sieht handwerklich gut gemacht aus, ich würde aber die theoretischen Schlussfolgerungen etwas mit Vorsicht genießen.

FM Gerd Treppner, Rochade Europa 11/2003