However, the last few years have seen a dramatic rise in its popularity, and it now provides battlefields for many top clashes of the modern elite players, including Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Leko, Topalov, and England's Michael Adams. This is bound to have a positive effect on its popularity at club level. Openings experts Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik study the typical plans and tactics for both White and Black in this complex opening. Using illustrative games, the authors provide up-to-date coverage of a line that has experienced a major overhaul in the last decade.

About the authors: Alexander Raetsky is a Russian International Master and an experienced competitor on the chess tournament circuit. Maxim Chetverik is a FIDE Master and a renowned openings expert.

Specifications:

• Author: Raetsky / Chetverik
• Book Type: Paperback, 2005
• Pages: 160