The Dutch is renowned as a fighting weapon against 1.d4, as 1…f5 immediately sets up an unbalanced struggle. Then Black's kingside fianchetto, which defines the Leningrad Dutch, allows pawn-storming play in similar style to the King's Indian Defence. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory.
Leningrad Dutch covers lines where White also fianchettoes the king's bishop – these lines are the critical test of the Leningrad. The companion volume, Dutch Sidelines, completes Black's Dutch repertoire.
Mihail Marin became a grandmaster in 1993 and has represented Romania in ten Chess Olympiads. He has long been known as one of the world’s most insightful chess annotators and authors.
- ISBN-13
- 9781784831011
- Publisher
- Quality Chess
- Imprint
- Quality Chess
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 344
- Dimensions
- 240 x 170 mm
- Language
- English