The Meran & Anti Meran Variations - Alexey Dreev

Preface ...07 The Meran Variation1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b51 8.Bb3; 8.Be2 ...112 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 ...22The Classical System8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc73 12.Qe2 c4 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Ng5 ...314 12.Qe2 c4 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Nd4 ...365 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Ng5 ...426 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nd4 ...52The Dreev-Filipenko Variation7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 0-0-0 16.Qe1 ...638 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 0-0-0 16.Qe2 ...74The Modern System8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd79 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nxc5 Bxc5 ...8310 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Nxd4 ...9611 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Re1 g6 ...10712 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Re1 Be7 ...123The Anti-Meran Variation1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 The System 6...b61 7.a3, 7.Rb1, 7.e4, 7.Bd2, 7.cxd5 ...1332 7.Be2 ...1483 7.Bd3 ...154The System 6...Bd64 7.a3, 7.e4, 7.Bd2 ...1585 7.b3 0-0 8.Bd3; 8.Bb2 ...1656 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 ...1707 7.Be2 0-0 8.b3 ...1848 7.g4 h6 ...193Rare Lines9 6.a3, 6.Bd2, 6.cxd5, 6.Be2, 6.a3 ...202Alexey Dreev is one of the most popular contemporary Russian grandmasters. He was twice World junior champion (under 16) in 1983 and 1984, silver medalist under 20 in 1984. European champion under 20 in 1988.Dreev is the winner of many international tournaments. With the Russian team, he was three times Olympic gold medalist and once he got silver, he also won two times the World championship - in 1997 and 2005. Dreev is a leading expert on opening theory and renown chess author. His previous books published by Chess Stars, are My One Hundred Best Games and The Moscow & Anti-Moscow Variations.