Description
This book marks the start of a series of four on 1.d4 in which Ivan will share the secrets from two decades spent analyzing and playing it at the pinnacle of world chess. This volume in particular deals with two of the most popular replies Black can play after 1.d4: the King's Indian & Grunfeld Defense. This repertoire book is cutting-edge theory, recommending f3 for White against the fianchetto systems.
About the Author
Ivan Cheparinov was born in Bulgaria on 26 November 1986. He learned to play chess at the age of five and progressed quickly, winning the Bulgarian Junior Championship in 2000 and becoming a grandmaster in 2004. He has finished first or equal first in many strong Open and elite round-robin tournaments, such as the Essent Open (2006), Morelia Open (2007), Sigeman & Co invitational (2007), Ruy Lopez Masters (2009 and 2010) and Gibraltar Chess Festival (2014.) Ivan won the national championship of Bulgaria four times (2004, 2005, 2012 and 2018) and tied for first at the European Individual Championship in 2007. After his results in 2007 he crossed the threshold of 2700 for the first time and has since been a regular member of the '2700+' club, with a current peak rating of 2718. He is a long-time second of ex-World Champion Veselin Topalov, also from Bulgaria.
Reviews
This repertoire book is cutting-edge theory, recommending f3 for White against the fianchetto systems. In fact, at the time of writing this column, Ding and Nepomniachtchi fought out a theoretical line analysed in depth in this book. There is a tremendous amount of original ideas and analysis in this book. I was intrigued what Cheparinov recommended against Ivan Ivanisevic's in the Modernized Delayed Benoni! As it happens it is 1-0 to Cheparinov in that regard, as he both considers Ivanisevic's subtle move order in depth, and then suggests a move that Ivanisevic does not consider! Once again, it's definitely a book for experts, but really a good one! GM Matthew Sadler, NIC Magazine 2020/4.
To say Cheparinov's coverage is exhaustive would be an understatement and it is easy to see why he was Topalov's second during his days as World Champion. The lines in this book routinely go 20 to 25 moves deep and in some cases up to move 40! Explanatory prose is provided to assist the reader but concrete lines are the heart of Cheparinov's 1.d4!. Some amateurs might mistakenly believe they can reproduce Cheparinov's analysis using a strong computer engine but they would be grossly mistaken. It takes a world class grandmaster with a strong work ethic and deep knowledge of opening theory to produce a work like this which is aimed only at the most serious and ambitious. IM John Donaldson, September 2020.
Book Information
ISBN 9789492510709
Author Ivan Cheparinov
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Thinkers Publishing
Publisher Thinkers Publishing
About the Author
Ivan Cheparinov was born in Bulgaria on 26 November 1986. He learned to play chess at the age of five and progressed quickly, winning the Bulgarian Junior Championship in 2000 and becoming a grandmaster in 2004. He has finished first or equal first in many strong Open and elite round-robin tournaments, such as the Essent Open (2006), Morelia Open (2007), Sigeman & Co invitational (2007), Ruy Lopez Masters (2009 and 2010) and Gibraltar Chess Festival (2014.) Ivan won the national championship of Bulgaria four times (2004, 2005, 2012 and 2018) and tied for first at the European Individual Championship in 2007. After his results in 2007 he crossed the threshold of 2700 for the first time and has since been a regular member of the '2700+' club, with a current peak rating of 2718. He is a long-time second of ex-World Champion Veselin Topalov, also from Bulgaria.
Reviews
This repertoire book is cutting-edge theory, recommending f3 for White against the fianchetto systems. In fact, at the time of writing this column, Ding and Nepomniachtchi fought out a theoretical line analysed in depth in this book. There is a tremendous amount of original ideas and analysis in this book. I was intrigued what Cheparinov recommended against Ivan Ivanisevic's in the Modernized Delayed Benoni! As it happens it is 1-0 to Cheparinov in that regard, as he both considers Ivanisevic's subtle move order in depth, and then suggests a move that Ivanisevic does not consider! Once again, it's definitely a book for experts, but really a good one! GM Matthew Sadler, NIC Magazine 2020/4.
To say Cheparinov's coverage is exhaustive would be an understatement and it is easy to see why he was Topalov's second during his days as World Champion. The lines in this book routinely go 20 to 25 moves deep and in some cases up to move 40! Explanatory prose is provided to assist the reader but concrete lines are the heart of Cheparinov's 1.d4!. Some amateurs might mistakenly believe they can reproduce Cheparinov's analysis using a strong computer engine but they would be grossly mistaken. It takes a world class grandmaster with a strong work ethic and deep knowledge of opening theory to produce a work like this which is aimed only at the most serious and ambitious. IM John Donaldson, September 2020.
Book Information
ISBN 9789492510709
Author Ivan Cheparinov
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Thinkers Publishing
Publisher Thinkers Publishing
