C3 Sicilian: Analysis and Complete Games [Paperback]

Gary Lane (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Crowood Pr (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852233184
• ISBN-13: 978-1852233181
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary Lane is the author of over twenty chess books including the best selling Prepare to Attack and The Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps.
The winner of the best analysis by Chess Journalists of America and a well known chess player on the international tournament circuit. He is an international chess master and his victories include becoming the Australian champion (2004) and the Commonwealth Champion (1988).
He is a well known coach having attended the World Junior Championships on numerous occasions guiding Australian and English players.
Gary Lane is a regular contributor to publications including the British magazines, Chess, Kingpin and British Chess Magazine. He also wrties for the Australian national magazine known as Australasian Chess. His online monthly column at chesscafe.com has been going for over ten years.
He lives in Sydney.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the best c3 books out there, August 25, 1998

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This review is from: C3 Sicilian: Analysis and Complete Games (Paperback)

Along with Murray Chandler's more recent, The Complete c3 Sicilian, this is one of only two Alapin Sicilian books worth owning. The games in this book are no longer on the cutting edge of theory, but are still instructive examples of the latent power of the system. There are fewer games than in Chandler's tome, but Lane's are annotated more with the amateur player in mind which is very helpful in an opening about which little has been written until its recent rise in popularity. If you can get a copy of this book, pick it up.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book Rules!, January 9, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: C3 Sicilian: Analysis and Complete Games (Paperback)

This book is so well written that not only did I come away with a good understanding of this particular opening system, but Mr. Lane's explanations of why each move was important in each separate variation helped my chess play in general. The very next tournament I played in I beat two higher ranked players and gained a bunch of ratings points. Read it! I guarantee you will come away impressed. --Mike Nokes USCF 1321--