The Chess Evolution team – GM Arkadij Naiditsch, GM Csaba Balogh, GM Etienne Bacrot, GM Sebastien Maze, GM Kamil Miton, GM Borki Predojevic, GM Ivan Sokolov, GM Baadur Jobava continues with the series. The next books will be published May 2012, September 2012, and January 2013.
Besides them, GM Konstantin Sakaev, twice Olympic champion, is joining the Chess Evolution team and will be publishing two books on the Slav defense. The first one is coming in June, the second one is scheduled for later this year.
The full New Chess Books Pack contains 5 books – Chess Evolution May 2012, Chess Evolution September 2012, Chess Evolution January 2013, The Complete Slav Book 1, and the Complete Slav Book 2.
Purchase the 3 new books of Chess Evolution and the 2 books of GM Sakaev with 20% discount at the Chess Shop.
Konstantin Sakaev, The Complete Slav
Konstantin Sakaev is not only a great Russian player, but a very experienced trainer and writer, to which he dedicated his last 3 years. During his active time as a chess player, he was one of the biggest experts in Slav, the most played opening at the current moment on the very top level by players like Carlsen, Aronian, and Anand.
With the “Complete Slav” series you are becoming an expert for White as well for Black, having the trendy lines and fashion analysis of the most recent theory.
Sakaev, The Complete Slav Book 1
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
->-> 3.Nc3 e5
->->->-> 3…dxc4
->->->-> 3…e6 4.e3 f5
->->->->->-> 4…Nd7
->->->->->-> 4…Bd6
->->->->-> 4.Nf3 dxc4
->->->->-> 4.e4
->->->-> 3…Nf6 4.e3 Bf5
->->->->->-> 4…g6
->->->->->-> 4…a6
->->-> 3.Nf3 dxc4
->->->-> 3…e6
->->->-> 3…Nf6 4.Qc2
->->->->-> 4.Qb3
->->->->-> 4.e3 g6
->->->->->-> 4…e6
->->->->->-> 4…a6
->->->->->-> 4…Bf5
->->->->->-> 4…Bg4
->->->->-> 4.Nc3 a6
->->->->->->4…dxc4
Sakaev, The Complete Slav Book 2
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qd3
->->->->->-> 5.Qb3
->->->->->-> 5.g3
->->->->->-> 5.e3 a6
->->->->->->->5…Nbd7
->->->->->->5.Bg5
