Rizzitano: Play the Najdorf Sicilian BILD ZU KLEIN ECF Book of the Year

ECF Book of the Year Jury

In his excellent commentaries on the games

an experienced and talented International Master

One of the important features of these tournaments is that the draw is essentially a step backward in your tournament situation and you must play for a win irrelevant of the colour of your pieces

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Rizzitano: Play the Najdorf Sicilian BILD ZU KLEIN ECF Book of the YearThe Najdorf Sicilian has a unique place amongst chess openings: for several decades it has been regarded by the top grandmasters as the best way for Black to play soundly for a win against 1 e4. It was a particular favourite of World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, and plays a vital role in the repertoires of current top players such as Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov. Black's stance is totally uncompromising. He accepts no organic