The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Vereinsbedarf Summaries of and extensive excerpts

Summaries of and extensive excerpts from two of Lasker's philosophical works

Lemos examines the typical tactics and strategies for both sides and highlights key move order issues

Rook & Pawns vs Rook & Knight & Pawns

se and teaches at a school in the Stockholm area

Practical explanations: Learn the core ideas

The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Vereinsbedarf Summaries of and extensive excerptsSemi Slav (1. d4 d5 followed by e7 e6 and c7 c6) is one of the most popular Black opening systems. Black can follow two different concepts. Early Ng8 f6 leads to a number of popular and extensively analyzed systems: Merano Variation, Anti Merano, Botvinnik Variation, Moscow Variation, Anti Moscow, Westphalian Variation, etc. The other concept, where Black foregoes early Ng8 f6, is explained by GM Michal Krasenkow on this DVD. If White plays e2 e3