Nielsen: The Semi-Slav ushopaid_bundle_product White frequently wins the queenside

White frequently wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside

International Master and chess coach Lorin D'Costa invites you to join him in studying the Queen's Indian

ECF Book of the Year Jury

This DVD follows on from the material learned in Volume 1 of the Chess for Novices series

A Grandmaster's revealing view of the modern game

Nielsen: The Semi-Slav ushopaid_bundle_product White frequently wins the queensideSemi Slav (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6) is one of the most interesting and exciting openings after 1. d4. Semi Slav can arise after a number of moves and the complexity and the many possibilities of the variation have fascinated numerous world champions and entire generations of top players. However, for many amateurs the opening is too complex to try in their own practice. Peter Heine Nielsen, opening expert, second of world champion