Publisher: Batsford, 2003
Edition: Paperback medium ISBN: 0-71348-841-7 Pages: 256 Language: English
In the third volume of his series on the French Defence, Lev Psakhis analyses the Winawer Variation: 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Ne3 Bb4. Pioneered in the classic games of Nimzowitsch and Botvinnik, this system is today championed by such leading players as Nigel Short, Alexander Khalifman, Predrag Nikolic, Smbat Lputian, Rafael Vaganian and many more.
A lifelong adherent of this opening, Psakhis maintains that the Winawer is the most complex variation ont only in the French Defence but perhaps in the whole of chess opening theory. To do full justice to its strategic and tactical range, he provides a wealth of illustrative games, critically annotated with the most up-to-date theoretical refinements. Whether you are for or against the French, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide available today.
Grandmaster Lev Psakhis is a former Soviet Champion, now living in Israel. He acts as trainer to the world's No.1 female player Judit Polgar. His previous books for Batsford include The Complete French and The Complete Benoni, as well as the two previous volumes in the present series: French Defence 3 Nd2 and Advance and Other Anti-French Variations.
