Chess Informants - Issue 125 - Softcover

Sarunas Sulskis; Alexander Morozevich; Michael Roiz Etc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8672970799 ISBN 13: 9788672970791

Publisher: Chess Informant, 2015

Synopsis

THE “BAD” FRENCH BISHOP Thanks to the ever-innovative outlook of Baadur Jobava, the old …dxe4, …Bd7-c6 plan in the French Defence – with its reputation for being a fast track to equality – has recently come under the spotlight of top-level tournaments. However the Georgian GM’s enthusiastic backing of this line for Black is now being seriously challenged by an equally creative opening analyst, GM Alexander Morozevich, who is up and ready to fight White’s corner! And he is well aware of the consequences: “Though this article may rather upset Baadur and other fans of the 4...Bd7 system, the ideas and resources I have found for White will surely prompt Black to pay serious attention to a new weapon” – he boldly declares in his latest “Midnight in Moscow” column. So, what is this lethal weapon, you may well ask? Well, to give you a clue, perhaps you might care to consider to what extent such a vulnerable target as Black’s f7 square might fan the flames of the imagination of such an ardent attacking player as Mighty Moro!...

Edition details

• Publisher: Chess Informant
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8672970799
• ISBN 13: 9788672970791
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352