Lakdawala - Opening Repertoire....c6: Playing the caro-Kann and Slav

Heel mooi palissander en esdoornen schaakbord dat massief hout en inlegwerk combineert. Past zeer goed met palissander of ebbehouten stukken. Met groen vilt onderaan.

Beschikbaar in 3 verschillende maten.

Suite des pétulantes aventures échiquéennes du turbulent champion letto-espagnol. Vérification faite, c’est le dixième DVD de la série – ceci dit pour ceux qui, comme moi, avaient perdu le fil.

Naast opgaven staan er in het werkboek geheugensteunen. Dit zijn korte samenvattingen voor de leerlingen van de les uit de handleiding.Er zijn 12 geheugensteunen Aftrek en dubbelschaak Aanval op een gepend stuk Toegang en matbeelden Pionneneindspel:

Cette base de données contient environ 12 000 parties dont plus de la moitié date de ces 6 dernières années.

Although known for a long time, the London started to catch up in popularity just in the last decade or so. I guess the reason for this is probably the desire of many players to focus more on the practical side of chess, with less use of engines and less memorization of long theoretical lines, and more about positional understanding of game. I must say, it received a huge boost not only in the number of games but also in a deeper understanding of the positions arising from the opening. In the past it was used from time to time, but only a few players employed it on a regular basis, such as grandmasters from former Yugoslavia, Milorad Knezevic and Vlado Kovacevic, and the English GM Tony Miles, who used it often.
Today, Kamsky is one of the players who uses it very often, and of course Magnus Carlsen, but we have many other grandmasters and non-grandmasters who now have it in their repertoire on a regular basis. I must say that it’s also important to emphasize the move orders of the line, and due to that we have an immense number of transpositions, which you don’t find so much in other openings.
My experience with the London is good and bad: after I lost a game to grandmaster Volkov in the Rilton Cup, I decided that such positions are not exactly my cup of tea, but in 2019 I picked it up again in one game in a World Senior tournament and produced a very good game. So, as in any opening, good and bad games can happen, but the London itself became a very important part of 1.d4 theory.
Milos Pavlovic, 2024.

248 PAGES Hardcover