The excellent theoretician GM Matthieu Cornette shares his insights about one of the most popular openings nowadays - The Ragozin defense. 

"The theory surrounding the Ragozin has developed very fast, but I have never stopped updating my files, and I am still amazed by how good this opening is. I thought it was time for me to share with you all the secrets of my favourite and most-solid line; relatively easy to play, with a good positional background, but somehow almost always forgotten by the chess literature. " Matthieu Cornette     Contents   Key to symbols

Preface

Introduction

 

Part 1. System with Qa4+

Chapter 1. 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 — 7.Qa4+ 8.xxx 9.xxx

Chapter 2. 5.Bg5 h6 6.Qxf6 — 7.Qa4+ 9.Be2!?

Chapter 3. 5.Qa4+ Nc6 — 6.cxd5

Chapter 4. 5.Qa4+ Nc6 — 6.xxx

Chapter 5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6 — 6.e3

 

Part 2. System with Qb3

Chapter 6. 5.Qb3

Chapter 7. 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 — 7.Qb3

 

Part 3. 5.cxd5 Main line

Chapter 8. 5.cxd5 exd5 — 6.xxx

Chapter 9. 5.cxd5 exd5 — 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 0– 0

Chapter 10. cxd5 exd5 — 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5

 

Part 4. 5.Bg5 h6

Chapter 11. 5.Bg5 h6 — 6.Bh4 dxc4

Chapter 12. 5.Bg5 h6 — 6.Bxf6 7.xxx

 

Part 5. Transposition to Nimzo-Indian

Chapter 13. 5.xxx

Chapter 14. 5.e3

 

Part 6. The Accelerated Ragozin

Chapter 15. 3.Bb4 — 4.xxx and 5.xxx

Chapter 16. 3.Bb4 — 4.e3 5.a3 6...c6

 

304 Seiten, 2017, kartoniert, englisch.