Hansen: Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening: Vol. 6 Open Sicilian improvers "Petrosian was the first defender

"Petrosian was the first defender in the truest sense of the word

“Bobby Fischer…The precision and energy that he played with is unmatched in the history of chess

He has represented Ireland at seven Olympiads

David Smerdon is an Australian chess grandmaster and behavioural economist

Hansen: Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening: Vol. 6 Open Sicilian improvers "Petrosian was the first defenderThis book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Open Sicilian Defense, such as: 1) The Najdorf Variation 2) The Scheveningen Variation 3) The Dragon & Accelerated Dragon Variations 4) The Classical Variation