Kornev: Play the Alekhine Defence buchpakete Timman follows in the footsteps

Timman follows in the footsteps of his teachers Max Euwe and Michael Botvinnik

“This little volume covers an important but rather neglected part of the game

all important rules and goals explained

Petersburg geboren

The first half of the book proceeds in chronological fashion with not only games

Kornev: Play the Alekhine Defence buchpakete Timman follows in the footstepsIn the Alekhine Defence, contrary to the classical methods of playing in the opening, Black does not fight for the centre with his pawns, but begins to exert immediate pressure against White's centre. Black's knight on f6 attacks the pawn on e4, and if it advances, then Black's d pawn joins into the attack against it. The Alekhine Defence is particularly applicable in encounters against players who are inferior in class, as well as in games with a