Avrukh: 1.d4 Grandmaster Repertoire 2B - Dynamic Systems (hardcover) Damen Gambit Black gains lasting queenside pressure

Black gains lasting queenside pressure and forces White into a defensive position from the opening's outset

The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black

Born in 1892

respectively named by the endearing name given to the opening by grandmaster Savielly Tartakower in 1924 after a visit to the New York Central Park Zoo or the opening's primary researcher and practitioner

Avrukh: 1.d4 Grandmaster Repertoire 2B - Dynamic Systems (hardcover) Damen Gambit Black gains lasting queenside pressureWhen Boris Avrukh released his 1. d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM Michael Adams remarked that The high quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level. Avrukhs newly revamped 1. d4 series has raised the bar even higher. Volume 2B completes the series by providing cutting edge antidotes to tricky defences such as the Dutch, various Benoni set ups, Benko and Budapest Gambits,