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<the triangle system Noteboom, Marshall Gambit + other Semi Slav Triangle lines" - Everyman Chess 2012. 448 pages
Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle - an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit. Black's weapons include the Noteboom Variation - a dynamic counterattack which takes White out of his comfort zone and offers Black the chance to dictate the game from the outset. Scherbakov also examines options for Black against the aggressive Semi-Slav Marshall Gambit, as well as White's quieter tries such as the Exchange Variation, various defences of the c4-pawn and the Catalan approach. Scherbakov has over 20 years of experience studying and playing these opening variations, which have been tried and tested successfully at grandmaster level and are ideally designed for players who want to challenge White in the opening.
* Written by a renowned Semi-Slav Triangle expert
* Packed with new ideas and critical analysis
* Explains typical plans and tactics for both sides
< Ruslan Shcherbakov is a Grandmaster and a former Russian Junior Champion. He has more than 20 years of training experience, has worked with many leading young players and since 2005 has been coaching Olympic and two-time European Champion Kateryna Lahno. He is a renowned opening theoretician and a regular columnist at chesspublishing.com>
Content:
005 Bibliography
006 Introduction
009 <Part One: The Noteboom Variation>
012 1) 5 e4
025 2) 5 Bg5
037 3) White Plays an Early g2-g3
054 4) 5 a4 Bb4: Various Deviations
071 5) On the Road to the Main Line
080 6) 8 axb5: Introduction and 11 d5
101 7) Approaching the Main Line
107 8) The Main Line with Qc2
138 9) The Main Line with 15 Nd2
161 10) The Main Line with 15 Re1
194 < Part Two: The Marshall Gambit >
196 11) 4...Bb4 and Other Deviations
211 12) 4...dxe4 5 Nxe4 Bb4+ 6 Bd2 Qxd4 7 Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8 Ne2
226 13) 8 Be2: Various 8th Moves
237 14) 8 Be2 c5
248 15) 8 Be2 Na6 9 Bd6
268 16) 8 Be2 Na6 9 Bc3
282 17) 8 Be2 Na6 9 Ba5!?
328 <Part Three: Anti-Triangle Systems >
329 18) The Triangle Stonewall
355 19) 3 Nf3 c6 4 Nbd2
363 20) 3 Nf3 c6 4 Qc2
391 21) 3 Nf3 c6 4 Qb3
426 22) White doesn't Protect c4
442 Index of Variations
Kibitzing
