Kotronias: The Safest Scandinavian Reloaded Holz Chess in the Soviet Union

Chess in the Soviet Union experienced a unique boom after the Second World War and produced a large number of outstanding players who enriched chess with their ideas

This books tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Classical Dutch

Collected Portraits and Tales of a Bygone Chess Era

such as the Queen's Gambit or the King's Indian Defense

Kotronias: The Safest Scandinavian Reloaded Holz Chess in the Soviet UnionA Black Repertoire based on 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 A completely revised edition which retains the structure of the first edition but is based on new analysis of all critical lines. This book presents a Black repertoire based on the Scandinavian Defence with 3 Qd6. This is the safest yet aggressive queen retreat. It allows Black to increase pressure on d4 with 0 0 0 or Rd8 while keeping coordination in the centre. Kotronias offers new plans