1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O

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"<The Noteboom> named after the young Dutch master Daniel Noteboom who first brought it to prominence, produces one of the most imbalance positions in chess that can be reached in a dozen moves:

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2

There can be few other openings in which Black emerges with connected passed pawns right of the opening and White with a mighty center and two strong bishops. Scherbakov makes an examination of this variation the heart of the book and with close to 200 pages devoted to it leaves no stones unturned.

The tabiya for this variation is reached after <1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1>

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Opening Explorer (62 games)

I used to think this position was much better for White based on several nice wins by Alex Yermolinsky, but after reading Scherbakov's book it now becomes apparent the problems came after Black's inferior tries 15…Qc7? and 15…Re8?! – that occupying e4 with either <15…Ne4> and <15…Be4> leads to exciting play with mutual chances in which all three possible results are very much in play." Reviewed by John Donaldson http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc...

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4

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Opening Explorer (32 games)

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Learn how it's played from games featuring the world's best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFI0... lecture by Jonathan Schrantz; and here's Mark Diesen's video on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYy5...