The Powerful Catalan - Victor Bologan

jiri on Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:13 pm

The Powerful Catalan - Victor Bologan

Title and Author The Powerful Catalan by Victor Bologan
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: New In Chess
Publication Date: 24 Sept. 2012
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9056914014
ISBN-13: 978-9056914011

The Catalan is a solid yet flexible chess opening system that is popular on all levels. Both amateurs and top-level strategists such as Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand employ this opening to put a lot of unpleasant pressure on Black.

In The Powerful Catalan grandmaster Victor Bologan presents a complete repertoire for White that covers all of Black’s responses. Also included are those variations where Black tries to steer the game into other openings like the Queen’s Indian or the Tarrasch Defence.

The book is classically structured (starting with the rarest variations before moving on to the most popular ones) and contains original analysis of many recent tournament games. Bologan’s clearly formulated verbal explanations are essential for a good understanding of the strategic plans and the tactical themes of the Catalan.

Victor Bologan is a world-class grandmaster. He has won many tournaments, including the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and the Dortmund super-tournament. He has written critically acclaimed opening books like The Chebanenko Slav and The Rossolimo Sicilian.

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