Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices

A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also discusses pawn sacrifices arising in specific opening variations, connecting the different phases of the game, while sharing valuable insights that will be transferable to other scenarios.

Ivan Cheparinov is a Bulgarian grandmaster and former second of Veselin Topalov when the latter was World Champion. He has won many prestigious tournaments and reached a peak rating of 2718.

Reviews

Sean Marsh (CHESS magazine)
“There are lots of very advanced and challenging ideas in this book, but readers will have to work very hard to derive the most benefit from the material. Club players will find themselves out of their depth, but strong tournament players will embrace the challenge of working on examples featuring such a difficult subject.”