Die Englische Verteidigung Singles Day Quick guide

Quick guide

Karsten Müller stellt in diesem Buch 60 seiner einflussreichsten Partien vor — darunter seine legendären Siege gegen sowjetische Großmeister in den 1970er-Jahren

White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches

Belarusian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths

Blockade combinations

Die Englische Verteidigung Singles Day Quick guideIn the 1970s, a group of strong English players (especially Miles, Speelman, Keene and later Short) developed a slightly unusual opening starting after the moves 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6. Just like in the Grnfeld or Alekhine Defense, Black gives up the center. But instead of provoking pawn advances by moving the knights early, he wants to bring his bishops into play first (most often on the b7 and b4 squares). This approach contradicts the orthodox