The Semi-Slav: Grandmaster Repertoire 20 / Lars Schandorff

Lars Schandorff's two volumes on 1.d4 were celebratedby reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen Agdestein said: “I haverecently been reading Lars Schandorff's Playing 1.d4 books, thinking that it cannotpossibly get more instructive than this.” Meanwhile, GM Boris Avrukh's verdictwas simple: “Lars, I want to play your book.”

Now Schandorff switches sides and offers a top-classSemi-Slav repertoire against 1.d4. TheSemi-Slav strikes the perfect balance of ambition and soundness, which hasmade it popular at every level up to and including the world championship. Blackneeds to know his stuff, but Schandorff is the ideal guide to make the learningprocess a pleasure.