Chess Explained: The Meran Semi-Slav (Queen's Gambit)

Chess Explained: The Meran Semi-Slav (Queen's Gambit)

"Vera is a great expert on the Meran who played it for many years before it reached its present level of popularity and it shows in his ability to understand what is most significant and what can be left out ... for a wide range of players from 1800 to Grandmaster it will be most helpful ... Highly Recommended." - IM John Donaldson, US Team Captain

Belying its solid classical appearance, the Semi-Slav is one of Black's most aggressive responses when White opens with the queen's pawn. The Meran is its traditional main line, and often leads to chaotic positions of immense strategic and tactical richness. This is territory where the player who is better prepared and has a superior 'feel' for the nuances will typically emerge victorious, even against a stronger opponent. Vera draws upon decades of personal experience to explain the underlying logic of the Meran and related lines, and to pick out the key features of positions that to the untrained eye might appear random and unfathomable. In addition to discussing all major lines after 5 e3, Vera also covers many subtle issues of move-order, which are of great importance when trying to steer the game into the desired channels.

Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to have.

"What he offers is honesty! I like that. It means to me you can trust the rest of the book because he is honest about his own contribution." - Bob Long, www.chessco.com

Reinaldo Vera comes from Cuba and has been a grandmaster since 1988. He has won the Cuban Championship on two occasions and was a member of the Cuban national team for more than two decades. Vera graduated from Havana University, and has written for many chess magazines, including New in Chess, Jaque and Peon de Rey. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer, and the coach of the Cuban team.

"Throughout, Vera manages to at least give a short comment upon almost every line of which a player needs to be aware (particularly as Black), an impressive feat that is facilitated by his use of games from the last few years. ... I can't tell you how important the issue of move-orders is for both sides of this opening. Vera's exposition clarifies issues that confound many Slav players. ... Vera manages to give a remarkable amount of verbal guidance while introducing and annotating 25 illustrative games. ... Vera has done an outstanding job, and I strongly recommend this book for the average player up to master" - IM John Watson, TWIC
Country USA
Manufacturer Gambit Publications
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Gambit Publications
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-23
Format	Kindle eBook

Chess Explained: The Meran Semi-Slav (Queen's Gambit)

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