Starting Out: Slav and Semi-Slav - Flear "Giant Chess for Schools" So the key to understanding

So the key to understanding the middlegame lies in understanding how to execute certain positional maneuvers

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In this book Neil McDonald takes a look back at how Spielmann overcame his opponents in dazzling style

Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen

Starting Out: Slav and Semi-Slav - Flear "Giant Chess for Schools" So the key to understandingThey have provided the battleground for thousands of exciting encounters between the world's chess elite, including Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Valdmir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Alexander Morozevich. Players of all levels are attracted to the Slav and the Semi Slav because they are solid, dependable defenses that do, however, promise abundant possibilities for dynamic counterplay. In this easy to read guide, Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn