On 2005-11-25 I. Knezovic, Croatia wrote: This book is most relevant french Tarrach book for serious player at moment (and I have all french books released on market in last 5 years), at least untill Pedersen book comes out sometimes next year(2006). And that book is been rescedueled for one year for the good reason - because this book is really of very high quality indeed. I gave this book just four stars for one reason, bit anoying to me - the variations and subvariations are embeded into individual games, which turns some games into real giants by size of it. But, quality of lines consered, this book is top line, with nice new sugestions by Psakhis at the end of many of them, and lot of objective evaluations of position.
He is not catched pushing the favor for black french player with overoptimism, when it is not to be.
So this book is actually very helpful one for white side of french tarrash.
Recomended. . And summed up by saying French tarrach book needed for serious study. Currently French Defence 3Nd2 (Batsford Chess Book) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Batsford claimed The theory behind the French Defense has grown so exponentially that it takes three entire volumes to cover it all; here is the first, written by the recognized master of the move. Former Soviet champion Lev Psakhis covers the sequence 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 nd2, known as the ´Tarrach variation.´ Though it has long been known to provide excellent attacking prospects for white, a younger generation of players has amply demonstrated that the Tarrach has many exciting counterattacking resources, too. With a wide choice of games to demonstrate the strategies, plus more than 200 illustrations and a discussion of rare lines, this up-to-date, comprehensive manual is a must for players hoping to improve their skills.
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