Schandorff: The Semi-Slav (hardcover) Taktik Reti made important contributions to

Reti made important contributions to chess theory

and are more willing to simplify when this is the best course of action

the reader is not only taken along

Ever since Vladimir Kramnik used the Berlin to shut down Garry Kasparov's best efforts in their 2000 World Championship match

ECE V – Bishop & Knight (Minor pieces)

Schandorff: The Semi-Slav (hardcover) Taktik Reti made important contributions toLars Schandorff's two volumes on 1. d4 were celebrated by reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen Agdestein said: I have recently been reading Lars Schandorff's Playing 1. d4 books, thinking that it cannot possibly get more instructive than this. Meanwhile, GM Boris Avrukh's verdict was simple: Lars, I want to play your book. Now Schandorff switches sides and offers a top class Semi Slav repertoire against 1. d4. The Semi Slav strikes the perfect balance