Beating the Petroff
Vassilios Kotronias has been the best Greek chess player for the past two decades, and the first Greek to obtain the GM title in 1990. He has represented Greece and Cyprus in many Olympiads and other team events. His dynamic style of play and good theoretical preparation have helped him maintain a high position in the world rankings whilst he has also acted as a coach of players like Short, Topalov and Shirov on various occasions. His previous books for Batsford are Beating The Caro-Kan and Beating The Flank Openings. Andreas Tzermiadianos is an experienced Greek IM and professional coach. He has been combining these qualities successfully for several years. He is a dedicated theoretician of the game and a dangerous practical player who already has three GM norms. This is his first book. Both authors live in Athens.