Yap: Chess Opening Repertoire: Semi-Slav (paperback) Bestseller 077 Ch 5 - Veselin

077 Ch 5 - Veselin Topalov: "I can never match Kasparov"

These days club players are probably closer to 80%

within the purview of this defense

psychological endurance

Author Taylor Kingston has examined hundreds of Colle's games

Yap: Chess Opening Repertoire: Semi-Slav (paperback) Bestseller 077 Ch 5 - VeselinDie perfekte Balance: Solide, aber aggressiv gegen 1. d4 mit dem Semi Slav! When deciding upon a repertoire to meet 1. d4, those players whose natural inclination is to be aggressive have a difficult decision. There are plenty of outright counter attacking tries such as the Benko Gambit, the King's Indian Defence and the Modern Benoni. However, such openings are generally considered borderline unsound at the higher levels. On the other hand the safe