Michael Krasenkow: The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4

ChessBase Fritztrainer Eröffnung, Englisch, ISBN: 978-3-86681-457-8, 2015.

Niveau: Turnierspieler, Profi

The Semi-Slav defense (1.d4 d5 followed by ...e7-e6 and ...c7-c6) is one of the most popular opening set-ups for Black. Black can follow two entirely different concepts. One includes an early ...Ng8-f6 and leads to a number of popular and deeply analysed systems: the Meran, the Anti-Meran, the Botvinnik, the Moscow, the Anti- Moscow, the Westphalian, etc.

The other, in which Black refrains from ...Ng8-f6 at an early stage, is presented by GM Michal Krasenkow on this DVD. Black keeps a choice between two double-edged interesting systems: the Noteboom variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4) and the Stonewall (...f7-f5) if White plays an early e2-e3. Of course Black's decision to refrain from an early ...Ng8-f6 gives White other options, the most important being the Slav gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 etc.). Therefore Black's set-up may lead to a whole range of different and interesting positions, which help the black player to broaden his strategic and tactical understanding. This makes the Noteboom / Stonewall opening repertoire a particularly good choice for young, aspiring players.

• Video running time: 5 hours 29 minutes
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Analysis texts of the variations by Krasenkow
• Exclusive database with 75 annotated Grandmaster games
• Including CB Reader

Michael Krasenkow, geboren 1963, ist einer der höchstrangigen ChessBase-Autoren. Bei der FIDE-WM 1997 stieß er bis ins Viertelfinale vor, im Jahr 2001 überschritt er sogar die Elogrenze von 2700. Krasenkow., geboren in Moskau, lebt seit 1992 in Polen und ist polnischer Staatsbürger.