{"product_id":"the-modernized-sicilian-kan-paperback","title":"The Modernized Sicilian Kan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDemuth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you are building your repertoire you\u003cbr\u003ehave many choices available against 1.e4. Everyone knows the Sicilian is the\u003cbr\u003emost dangerous reply but there are so many choices! Most of them are highly\u003cbr\u003etheoretical such as the Najdorf or the Dragon. Some are very difficult to\u003cbr\u003eunderstand from a positional and dynamical point of view. The Kalashnikov and\u003cbr\u003ethe Sveshnikov are two good examples, without even mentioning the amount of\u003cbr\u003etheory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI have always been interested by less \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etheoretical Sicilians. I have been playing the Classical Sicilian for a long\u003cbr\u003etime and right before the covid period, I decided to find a new one. The\u003cbr\u003eSicilian Kan came to me as a very serious option, and I decided to work on it.\u003cbr\u003eIn the meantime, my friend and editor Daniël Vanheirzeele offered me the chance\u003cbr\u003eto author a book about it. This came to me as a complete surprise, as I had no\u003cbr\u003eexperience with it. In comparison with my work on the Reti and the Dutch (my\u003cbr\u003etwo previous books), I am a newbie on the subject. But I decided to accept the\u003cbr\u003echallenge. I found it extremely interesting, as this gave me a fresh look at\u003cbr\u003ethe positions. I think I managed to ask myself the questions everyone would\u003cbr\u003ehave asked. I also work as a second for others and am accustomed to working on\u003cbr\u003eopenings I do not necessarily play as well as finding the key ideas very quickly.\u003cbr\u003eSo, after a deep initial work to understand the variations, I was ready to\u003cbr\u003estart writing8 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn opposition to my prior efforts, I\u003cbr\u003edecided to start with the mainlines. I did it both during my work and then in\u003cbr\u003ethe structure of the book. It seemed better to address the most difficult lines\u003cbr\u003efirst to prove that Black gets playable positions, and then take care of the less\u003cbr\u003echallenging lines. This approach allows you to have an idea of the typical\u003cbr\u003epositions and then compare it with the less usual lines so you may understand\u003cbr\u003ewhy the sidelines are not as good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI take this as an opportunity to share \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003emy knowledge of openings and how I analyze them. I started this book with the\u003cbr\u003eidea that I wanted it to be useful for all levels of playing strength, \u003cbr\u003efrom amateurs to even top grandmasters. I really consider the best books to be\u003cbr\u003ethose where everyone can understand the basics of the variations while also\u003cbr\u003ebeing of use to anyone that aims at going deeper into the theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI based many of the lines and\u003cbr\u003econclusions in this book not only on computer evaluation, but also from a\u003cbr\u003epractical point of view. While I did a deep dive using strong engines when\u003cbr\u003eanalyzing the lines I cannot say that they are perfect. The most important\u003cbr\u003ething is that all of the evaluations are based upon my own understanding and knowledge of\u003cbr\u003echess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdrien Demuth November 2021 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.6 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766417850656,"sku":"9789464201383","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4a73cb0bb67ddfca9a0baa395319b15.webp?v=1780292323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-modernized-sicilian-kan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}