Kotronias: Fight 1.d4 with the Tarrasch! A Complete Black Repertoire vs. 1.d4 Strategie and his greatest triumph came

and his greatest triumph came in Moscow in 1925 (first place ahead of Lasker and Capablanca)

difficult and arduous

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making it essential reference material for serious tournament players and correspondence chess competitors seeking to understand current opening theory and practical middlegame strategy

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Kotronias: Fight 1.d4 with the Tarrasch! A Complete Black Repertoire vs. 1.d4 Strategie and his greatest triumph cameA Complete Fighting Repertoire against 1. d4! Do you like active piece play? Fighting for the initiative from move one? The Tarrasch Defense just may be what you are looking for. Its advantages include: (1) It can be played against pretty much anything: 1. Nf3, 1. c4, 1. g3, 1. d4. Play 1 e6, 2 d5 and 3 c5 and you are there! (2) It leads most of the time to a typical IQP pawn structure, and it is difficult for the opponent to shape the game into