Complete French Advance: The Most Uncompromising Way To Attack The French Defence

Product Description The Advance Variation Is The Most Ambitious Way To Meet The Solid French Defence. Its Popularity Among Club Players Is Not Difficult To Understand: White Not Only Gains Space But Also Blocks In BlackS C8 Bishop And Hampers BlackS Kingside Development. Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov Has Played The Advance Variation In Countless Games With Excellent Results And Is, As Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov Puts It, The World Expert In This Variation. Together With His Son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, He Has Thoroughly Updated And Expanded His Earlier Investigations, And They Have Found Many New Ideas And Resources. The Sveshnikovs Clearly Explain The Ideas And Plans For Both Sides And Provide Exercises And Test Positions. After Reading And Studying This Book, White Players, From Amateurs To Grandmasters, Will Make Their Opponents Lives Even More Difficult. About The Author Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov Was The Long-Time Trainer Of World Champion Anatoly Karpov And Is One Of The Most Respected Chess Opening Experts In The World. He Wrote The Bestselling Opening Monographs The Complete C3 Sicilian, The Grand-Prix Attack And Sveshnikov Vs The Anti-Sicilians. Vladimir Sveshnikov Is An International Master And An Experienced Chess Trainer. Together, Evgeny And His Son Vladimir Sveshnikov Wrote The Acclaimed A Chess Opening Repertoire For Blitz And Rapid.