The Petroff

Author : Lasha Janjgava
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-29
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1901983463

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The Petroff by Lasha Janjgava Pdf

The Petroff has long been regarded as a very solid defense. Black avoids the perils of the Scotch, the Italian Game and, above all, the dreaded Ruy Lopez, and instead opts to neutralize White's initiative with active piece play. In the Petroff, it is quite common for Black to launch an early counterattack, often gambiting a pawn to do so. For many years the Petroff enjoyed a steady following, but since 1998, after its adoption by Vladimir Kramnik, who has played it regularly and considerably reinforced its theoretical standing, its popularity soared. In this book, Janjgava gives a complete and detailed picture of the Petroff, taking recent developments fully into account. Readers will be fully equipped to take on either side of the Petroff with confidence in their own games.

Author : Cyrus Lakdawala
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781942598

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The Petroff: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala Pdf

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The Petroff Defence is a solid and reliable way to meet 1 e4. It has a strong reputation and has been employed regularly by many grandmasters, most notably former world champions Anatoly Karpov and Vladimir Kramnik. By choosing counterattack instead of defence as early as the second move, Black immediately avoids many favourite weapons for White, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, Scotch Game and a number of daunting gambits. This practical advantage for those playing Black in the Open Games cannot be underestimated. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in studying all the important lines in the Petroff. Using illustrative games, he explains the main positional and tactical ideas for both sides, provides answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Petroff Defence. Essential guidance and training with the PetroffProvides repertoire options for BlackUtilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Author : Swapnil Dhopade
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1784831050

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Playing the Petroff by Swapnil Dhopade Pdf

The Petroff Defence is universally recognized as one of Black's soundest responses to 1.e4, having been tried and tested by a host of World Champions and other elite players. This book shows how you too can harness the power of this top-class opening.Playing the Petroff offers an ideal solution for practical players. GM Swapnil Dhopade presents a compact yet bulletproof repertoire for Black, drawing on the games of leading Petroff specialists such as Gelfand, Caruana and Kramnik. This book also provides guidance on how to deal with 1.e4 e5 games where White avoids 2.Nf3, with particular focus on 'Anti-Petroff ' lines such as 2.Bc4.If you want a world-class repertoire but lack a world-class memory, this is the book for you.

Author : Konstantin Sakaev,Evgeni Ermenkov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9548782847

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The Petroff by Konstantin Sakaev,Evgeni Ermenkov Pdf

Author : Cyrus Lakdawala
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781945407

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Opening Repertoire: The Petroff Defence by Cyrus Lakdawala Pdf

The Petroff Defence has traditionally been regarded as a reliable defensive mechanism to counter the aggressive 1 e4. It also has a reputation for being one of the most drawish of all openings and a choice that Black only makes when content to achieve a draw. However, in recent years, this has all changed. A new generation of players, spearheaded by the 2018 World Championship challenger, Fabiano Caruana (whose qualification route was built heavily around the Petroff), are re-interpreting this ancient defence. While recognising the impressive solidity of the Petroff they are honing it into a fine counter-attacking weapon. Opening Repertoire: The Petroff Defence examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans. The suggested lines for Black are based around the very latest games and analsysis. * A complete repetoire for Black in the Petroff Defence. * A question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.

Author : Or Cohen
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056915247

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A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire for Black by Or Cohen Pdf

In amateur chess games, the most popular opening move for White is 1.e4, and the most reliable reply for Black is 1..e5, says FIDE Master Or Cohen. In this book, Cohen has created a vibrant and robust opening repertoire for Black after 1…e5, based on the Petroff Defence. Cohen presents inventive ways for Black to fight for the initiative in this dependable opening. He covers the entire spectrum, the main variations as well as the most unexpected and bizarre sidelines. In case White does not allow the Petroff, Cohen offers a set of recommendations for Black that is no less important and principled; his repertoire against the Vienna and the King’s Gambit, for example, is new and explosive. Most amateur White players faced with the Petroff will think that they will have an easy time, based on the peaceful reputation of this great opening among top grandmasters. Black players who have studied Or Cohen’s book will make their life quite miserable. ,

Author : Anatoly Karpov
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0713467991

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Winning with the Petroff by Anatoly Karpov Pdf

Until recently, Petroff's Defence has always been regarded as a safe and solid way for Black to play for equality in the opening. Now, however, its reputation has been completely transformed and it features in the arsenal of some of the world's attacking players who have introduced a wealth of aggressive new ideas for Black. Using illustrative games to explain all the new ideas, this book gives unique insights into the Petroff Defence and into Karpov's new opening preparation.

Author : Bryan Petroff,Douglas Quint
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780385345613

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Big Gay Ice Cream by Bryan Petroff,Douglas Quint Pdf

Welcome to Big Gay Ice Cream’s debut cookbook, a yearbook of ice cream accomplishments—all the recipes you need to create delicious frozen treats. • New to making ice cream at home? Never fear—freshman year starts off simple with store-bought toppings and shopping lists for the home ice cream parlor. • Sophomore year kicks it up a notch with tasty sauces and crunchy toppings. • Junior year puts your new skills to work with shakes, floats, and sundaes inspired by some of Big Gay Ice Cream’s top-selling treats, including, of course, the Salty Pimp. • In Senior year, get serious with outrageously delicious sorbets and ice cream recipes. Along the way, you can enjoy Bryan and Doug’s stranger-than-fiction stories, cheeky humor, vibrant photography and illustrations, and plenty of culinary and celebrity cameos (including an introduction by Headmaster Anthony Bourdain).

Author : Alex Raetsky,Maxim Chetverik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857443780

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Petroff Defence by Alex Raetsky,Maxim Chetverik Pdf

The Petroff Defence is considered as one of Black's most reliable methods of meeting the king's pawn opening. By counterattacking as early as move two, Black avoids the hazards of having to face lines such as the Scotch Opening, the Italian Game and the 'Spanish torture' of the Ruy Lopez. An early breach of a central file together with active piece play for both sides characterizes the Petroff as a typical king's pawn opening. Until a few years ago, the Petroff opening was favored only by a few top Grandmasters, including Anatoly Karpov and Artur Yusupov. However, the last few years have seen a dramatic rise in its popularity, and it now provides battlefields for many clashes of the modern elite players, including Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Leko, Topalov and England's Michael Adams. This is bound to have a positive effect on its popularity at club level. In this book, openings experts Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik study the typical plans and tactics for both White and Black in this complex opening. Using illustrative games, the authors provide up-to-date coverage of a line that has experienced a major overhaul in the last decade. *Written by renowned opening theoreticians *Ideal for club and tournament players *All main lines are covered *Provides everything you need to know to play the opening with confidence

Author : Shani Petroff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101138892

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Daddy's Little Angel by Shani Petroff Pdf

“Mom always said my dad is the devil. I never knew she meant it literally!” All Angel’s father (a.k.a. the Devil) wants is to be a part of her life. And in return he has the power to give her anything she wants—including popularity and a date with her long-time crush, Cole Daniels. But Angel will only accept him on her terms: get out of the devil business and leave his special powers out of the equation. Is Angel condemning herself to an eternity of lunch at the losers’ table? Or can she and Daddy Dearest strike some kind of deal? Download quiz scoring key

Author : Shani Petroff
Publisher : Swoon Reads
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250130518

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My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff Pdf

This sweet, funny holiday romance from the author of Romeo And What’s Her Name features cute boys, plenty of rom-com mishaps, and a determined heroine readers are certain to fall for. Charlotte “Charlie” Donovan knows exactly what she wants for Christmas: Teo Ortiz. He’s a star athlete, a National Honor Society member, and the most popular guy in school. Plus he contributes to the school paper, where Charlie is a co-editor. Basically, he's exactly the type of guy Charlie’s looking for. The only problem is—he barely knows she exists. But Charlie has a plan: rig the paper’s Secret Santa and win his heart with the perfect gift. The catch? She has no idea what to get him. Enter J.D. Ortiz–Teo’s cousin, and possibly the most annoying person on the planet. He’s easy going, laid back, disorganized, and spontaneous—the exact opposite of Charlie (and Teo). But he knows what Teo wants, so she’s stuck with him. Yet, the more time Charlie spends with J.D., the more she starts to wonder: Does she really know what, or rather who, she wants for Christmas? Shani Petroff's newest young adult comedy of errors, My New Crush Gave to Me, is the perfect read for those searching for some love and laughter along with their holiday spirit. Praise for My New Crush Gave to Me: "Fans of holiday movies, rom-coms, and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” will enjoy My New Crush Gave to Me.... Petroff’s festive story will have readers baking gingerbread cookies and bunuelos at any time of year." —VOYA "It’s light as powdered sugar and just as sweet." —Booklist

Author : Shani Petroff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101171530

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dress by Shani Petroff Pdf

Angel Garret knows two things for sure. The first is that she inherited some of her dad's powers. The second is that she wreaks havoc whenever she tries to use them - especially when she's trying to impress her crush, Cole. Angel's only solution is to stay as far away as possible from him until she learns how to harness this new gift. But how can you manage to avoid someone and get him to ask you to the Turkey Ball at the same time?

Author : Shani Petroff
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250111135

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Romeo & What's Her Name by Shani Petroff Pdf

In this fast-paced romance that combines flirty fun and situational comedy, a spunky heroine must navigate secret crushes, high school hijinks, and of course, Shakespeare. Understudies never get to perform...which is why being Juliet's understudy in the school's yearly Shakespeare production is the perfect role for Emily. She can earn some much-needed extra credit while pursuing her main goal of spending time with Wes, aka Romeo, aka the hottest, nicest guy in school (in her completely unbiased opinion). And she meant to learn her lines, really, it's just: a) Shakespeare is HARD, b) Amanda (the "real" Juliet) makes her run errands instead of lines, and c) there's no point, since Amanda would never miss her chance to be the star of the show. Then Amanda ends up in the hospital and Emily, as the (completely unprepared!) understudy, has to star in the most famous scene from Romeo and Juliet opposite the guy of her dreams. Oops? Shani Petroff’s Romeo and What’s Her Name is a laugh-out-loud funny novel chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads. Praise for Romeo and What's Her Name: "This has all the hallmarks of a high-school romance: a swoon-worthy male lead, a requisite mean girl, and plenty of backstage dallying and wacky miscommunication. Flirty and fun." —Booklist "Petroff’s latest offering, published by Macmillan’s crowdsourced imprint, will delight romance lovers with its fast pace and humorous tone." —School Library Journal "[Emily is] the American Bridget Jones...this book is simply amazing!" —Jenn, reader on SwoonReads.com

Author : Lillian Petroff,Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802072402

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Sojourners and Settlers by Lillian Petroff,Multicultural History Society of Ontario Pdf

Macedonians started immigrating to Canada in the late 1800s, yet the community has never had its history recorded - until now. Lillian Petroff, in her book Sojourners and Settlers, has remedied that omission in an informative and enjoyable manner. She charts the settlement patterns, living and working conditions, religious life, and political activity of Macedonians in Toronto from the early twentieth century to the Second World War. The first Macedonians who came to Toronto lived an almost isolated existence in a distinct set of neighbourhoods that were centred around their church, stores, and boarding houses. They moved with little awareness of the city-at-large since the needs of their families in the old country and political events in their homeland were much more important to them than developments in Toronto and Canada. A greater interest in Canada began to take root only after Macedonians began to think less like sojourners and more like settlers. This transition was often accompanied by a move from bachelorhood to marriage and from industrial labour to individual entrepreneurial activities. Employing a wealth of primary written and oral source material, Petroff tells the remarkable story of the men and women who laid the foundation for what would become a significant community in the Toronto area, which today represents the largest community of Macedonians outside the Balkans.

Author : Gyozo Forintos,Ervin Haag
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992-03-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780020285618

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Petroff's Defense (Tournament) by Gyozo Forintos,Ervin Haag Pdf

An excellent practical opening for club and tournament players alike, learn the strategies behind Petroff’s Defense in this guide from a duo of elite chess players. In this completely revised and rewritten edition of the 1983 original, learn new techniques and tactics from the same trusted authors. The earlier edition of the Petroff has been enriched by the introduction of many new tactical variations, often involving castling on opposite sides, making it an ideal weapon for the counter-attacking player. The Petroff Defense shares tips on an opening move that is reliable at the highest levels and a favorite of such great players as Anatoly Karpov, Jan Timman, and Artur Yusupov. With all the important variations covered in depth with many new suggestions and improvements from Gyözö Forintos and Ervin Haag, this book is sure to lead to conversation among those with adventurous ideas over the many unexplored areas of this move.