Kornev: A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6. Volume 1: The Slav SN_required true the author uses critical moments

the author uses critical moments from his own tournament games (most of them against players rated above 2200) to describe the difficulties of thinking straight when the enemy is at the gates

geht der Überblick verloren und die entstehenden Stellungen können dem Anziehenden im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes „spanisch“ vorkommen

Original scoresheets and games from Kasparov's training sessions

doch auch für mich gibt es in den endlosen Tiefen dieser Eröffnung noch jeden Tag Neues zu entdecken

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Kornev: A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6. Volume 1: The Slav SN_required true the author uses critical momentsVolume 1: The Slav and other defences In Volume 1 Kornev's choice of arms against 1. d4 d5 2. c4 is one of the most popular openings in modern chess practice the Slav Defence. Besides, he considers in detail how to meet opening set ups where after 1. d4 d5 White refrains from an early c2 c4: 2. Bg5, as well as 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 and 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3. Another topic is the ever growing in popularity The London System (2. Bf4 and 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4).