Viktor Viorel Bologan, född 1971
- Toppade på FIDE Elo 2734
GM som tjugoåring, tack vare bland annat Rossolimovarianten som han fick lära sig av den legendariske tränaren Chebanenko. Normalt vänder sig Bologan till IM och GM i sin undervisning. Han har gett ut flera böcker och filmer om Rossolimo. Detta är hans senaste bok i ämnet och den riktar sig till oss vanliga klubbspelare.
The Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players – and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja.
If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and put your opponent in trouble! You will love the harmonious, easy development and reach unbalanced positions with winning opportunities and surprisingly dynamic play.
Victor Bologan has played the Rossolimo ever since his youth – in practical play, but also in training sessions with Garry Kasparov. Bologan has now updated and expanded his authoritative 2011 repertoire book. As a former top-20 player, Bologan is one of the few Grandmasters whose opening books are read by both his peers and by club players. His ideas are always thoroughly analyzed and checked by the strongest engines, but still very accessible to amateurs.