French Defense The Solid Rubinstein Variation 2nd

En sterkt utvidet utgave av boka om å spille Rubinstein-varianten i fransk: 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Sc3 eller Sd2 dxe4 4 Sxe4 Sd7. Både Petrosjan, Karpov, Kramnik og Anand har spilt dette kanskje undervurderte systemet.

Boka har også repertoarforslag mot andre varianter som hvit kan velge, inkludert Kongeindisk i forhånd: 1 e4 e6 2 d3 der forfatteren foreslår en overgang til siciliansk med 2...c5 3 Sf3 b6.

Førsteutgaven i 2014 var på 204 sider, mens denne nye har 280 sider, og blant annet 17 nye hovedpartier.

Forlagets egen omtale:

A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.e4 Built around the Super-solid Rubinstein!

The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock, has produced a book with complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third move. The first edition was widely acclaimed, and the second edition has been revised and expanded with 35% more material.

International Master John Watson in his Foreword to the first edition:

"I never realized that Black could take such active measures in the Rubinstein Variation without significant drawbacks. This book is an eye-opener, and even top grandmasters might find that they have underestimated Black’s resources in important positions…The average tournament and online player will appreciate Langrock’s straightforward, no-nonsense style. He keeps the complexity of the analysis within bounds, and highlights relevant details without drifting into obscure page-long analytical byways. General themes are clearly presented within the context of illustrative games…The result is a book that covers a broad swath of material in a modest number of pages. I’m sure that you will be well-rewarded for its study, and come out with a useful new weapon in your chess arsenal."