Semkov: Playing for a Win with ...b6 - A full repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4! Taktik The book is dotted with

The book is dotted with fascinating anecdotes

develops no pieces and the pawn on c5 controls only d4 and b4

The Greek grandmaster presents 36 games – all deeply annotated – in which he puts the Tiger's signature sacrifice under the analytical microscope

Levenfish was a Soviet Outcast

He would truly peak in the 1920s with some superb tournament performances

Semkov: Playing for a Win with ...b6 - A full repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4! Taktik The book is dotted withThe author proposes a full repertoire against 1. d4 and 1. c4, which is theoretically sound and leads to sharp, strategically unbalanced positions. It is based on the so called English Defence 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 or 1. c4 b6. A great deal of the book is devoted to White's tries to deviate from theoretical dispute and transfer the game into the Queen's Indian with g3. Inhalt: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 Chapter 1. Taking the Centre e4 without Nc3 Chapter 2. Taking