The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Vereinsbedarf Rook & Pawns vs Rook

Rook & Pawns vs Rook & Knight & Pawns

3) The Dragon & Accelerated Dragon Variations

A close study of the French Defence can be very rewarding for all players as the structures and themes that arise are found in numerous other openings

His games and interaction with World Chess Champions will give the reader a deeper look at some of the best players in history such as Tal

The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Vereinsbedarf Rook & Pawns vs RookSemi Slav (1. d4 d5 followed by e7 e6 and c7 c6) is one of the most popular Black opening systems. Black can follow two different concepts. Early Ng8 f6 leads to a number of popular and extensively analyzed systems: Merano Variation, Anti Merano, Botvinnik Variation, Moscow Variation, Anti Moscow, Westphalian Variation, etc. The other concept, where Black foregoes early Ng8 f6, is explained by GM Michal Krasenkow on this DVD. If White plays e2 e3