Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Spielmaterial This complete repertoire includes answers

This complete repertoire includes answers to all possible alternatives for White after the moves 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e5

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Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Spielmaterial This complete repertoire includes answersSacrifice and Initiative in Chess is an entertaining and instructive guide, packed with useful advice, sparkling examples and practical exercises. The sacrifice is one of the most beautiful and complex elements of chess. Giving up material in order to gain an advantage is often the most difficult decision a player has to take during a game. It can also be the most rewarding. Ivan Sokolov, a true grandmaster of attack, presents a set of practical tools