Queenside Attack

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Avatar of gundamv

Can someone recommend me a good book on how to carry out a Queenside Attack (preferably as Black, though a more general overview is also OK)?

 

I play the Najdorf and Semi-Slav and both feature Queenside Attacks by Black often.

Avatar of Ziggy_Zugzwang

Attacking the Queenside by Boris Shashin - I can't understand why more people haven't praised this.

Also in "Simple Chess", Michael Stean has a chapter on the minority attack.

In "Judgement And Planning In Chess", Euwe covers queenside stuff like mobilising queenside pawn majorities which is the other side of the minority attack IMO. Isn't it curious that if you have a minority you advance and if you have a majority you advance it ? :-)

In IMHO wrt to the Sicilian what isn't emphasised as much the queenside play , is the eventual CENTRAL MAJORITY push - after white's attack has burnt out (hopefully) - that is the big deal in the Sicilian from a black perspective.

Avatar of gundamv

Any other recommendations?  Or, thoughts about which book is the best?

Avatar of ghostofmaroczy

Najdorf and SemiSlav, eh?  You and the World Champion.  See the book about Anand by Nunn.

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I have that book.  Very wonderful.