Atanas Kolev

Atanas Kolev (born July 15, 1967) is a Bulgarian Grandmaster of chess. As of April 2008, his FIDE rating is 2568. His highest rating was 2582 in July 2000-January 2001. [ [http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=2900130 Rating Progress Chart for Atanas Kolev] ] Kolev is the coach of the Bulgarian women's national chess team. [Kiril Georgiev and Atanas Kolev, "The Sharpest Sicilian", Simolini 94 (Sofia, Bulgaria), back cover. ISBN 978-954-8782-56-2.] Kolev and fellow Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev are co-authors of "The Sharpest Sicilian", a book about the
Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense, which was published in 2007. Atanas and Macedonian grandmaster Trajko Nedev are co-authors of "The Easiest Sicilian", a book about the of the Sicilian, which was published in 2008. [Atanas Kolev and Trajko Nedev, "The Easiest Sicilian", Chess Stars (Bulgaria). ISBN 978-954-8782-66-1.]

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* [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/jwatsonbkrev79.html Book Review of "The Sharpest Sicilian"] by John Watson
* [http://www.jeremysilman.com/chess_gst_wrtrs/The_Easiest_Sicilian.html Book Review of "The Easiest Sicilian" by Anthony Rotella]