The Sicilian Sozin

(Life-Long Devotee Explains the Subtleties of This Aggressive)

The Sozin Attack is White's most overtly aggressive counter to the Sicilian. White puts his bishop on c4 and often follows up with direct play against the black king. Unless Black defends with the utmost precision, the bishop's influence often fuels a deadly attack leading to a cascade of sacrifices and a brutal king hunt. The Sozin set-up can be employed against the Classical Sicilian, the Najdorf, and even the Scheveningen. Mikhail Golubev is a young grandmaster who has employed the Sozin with devastating effect throughout the whole of his adult chess career. Here he explains how White carries out that attack in its various forms (including some relatively positional lines), and presents in detail the theory of all its variations, including the razor-sharp Velimirovic Attack.

Series: Life-Long Devotee Explains the Subtleties of This Aggressive
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Gambit Publications (2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1901983382
ISBN-13: 978-1901983388
Product Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces