It allows Black to increase pressure on d4 with ...0-0-0 or ...Rd8 while keeping coordination in the centre. Kotronias offers new plans for Black in the most topical lines. They are backed with deep analysis based on solid chess understanding.

GM Vassilios Kotronias is ten-time champion of Greece and a famous theoretician. His peak rating so far was 2628 in 2008.


Contents

Bibliography

Introduction

Chapter 1. 1.e4 d5 Rare Second Moves

Chapter 2. White’s Third Move Alternatives

Chapter 3. 3.Nc3 Qd6 without 4.d4

Chapter 4. 4.d4 Nf6 without 5.Nf3

Chapter 5. 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 Rare 6th Moves

Chapter 6. 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.h3

Chapter 7. 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Bf4 and the Shirov plan 7.f4

Chapter 8. The Main Line 7.Nc4


220 Seiten, 2016, kartoniert, englisch.