This book provides a rock solid Opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ...c6.
His teacher is Cyrus Lakdawala, an extremely experienced player, coach and author, who guides Keaton along the learning path..
Now he wants to broaden his style and develop his skills at handling more sedate positions.
He normally specialises in razor-sharp defences such as the Sicilian Dragon and King s Indian.
The student Keaton Kiewra is a very strong international master with two grandmaster norms.
The book is co-authored by Cyrus Lakdawala and Keaton Kiewra and takes a teacher student format.
They aim for success by the gradual accumulation of small advantages, rather than by emerging victorious from an early tactical melee (which is rather problematic with the Black pieces at the best of times).
In general these systems aim to neutralise White s early initiative.
The backbone of this repertoire is the Caro-Kann versus 1 e4 and the Semi-Slav (via a Slav move order) versus 1 d4.
This book provides a rock solid Opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ...c6
