Grandmaster Simon Williams has played the Classical Dutch for over twenty years It remains his favourite opening & has featured in some of his greatest individual results including a win over World Championship finalist Boris Gelfand In this book Williams examines the Classical Dutch in great depth He also presents a complete repertoire for Black with the Dutch Defense which is based on his own repertoire he has used successfully at grandmaster level for many years As well as presenting the latest theory & revealing his new ideas in the key lines Williams highlights the main tactical & strategic ideas for both sides & covers important issues such as move orders Each chapter
Includes:: a series of tests at the end so that readers are able to assess how well they have understood the main concepts This books tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Classical Dutch A Dutch repertoire against 1 d 4 1 c 4 & 1 Nf 3 Written by a world-renowned Classical Dutch expert Packed with new ideas & critical analysis