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battleangel Ex Member	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #8 - 04/07/08 at 20:22:16	Post Tools	Print Post
	all you slav players, get this as your repertoire book


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lnn2 God Member Offline Posts: 1504 Location: nc Joined: 09/22/04	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #7 - 04/06/08 at 17:15:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	Dreev is one of my favourite players. I even used to have his repertoire at one point, which consists in the main of many 2nd-tier systems which are not at the cutting edge, but still contain plenty of bite. He's having a rough patch now, but at one point he crossed 2700 (think this was after Dos Hermanas in 2003). So he is definitely in the same league as say Van Wely and Kasimzhanov. He had a nice win v. Jakovenko with the 4. Qc2 nimzo recently at the Russian Championships which is worth a look. I did place an order for this book once but it was out of stock at the local dealer. I think i'll try again for this book online. Thanks guys for the reminder!


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Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #6 - 04/06/08 at 16:57:26	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ostap, Thanks for the web links. I'm going to try to look at a copy before I buy it, but the chess analysis definitely sounds fantastic.


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ErictheRed God Member Offline USCF National Master Posts: 2534 Location: USA Joined: 10/02/05	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #5 - 04/05/08 at 23:19:53	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, I've ordered it, so I should have it in about a week or two. All sources I could find were very positive about this book! I must admit that don't know Dreev's games very well (except some of his in the Saemisch). However, after deciding to give the Caro-Kann a whirl recently, I noticed that we have almost the exact same repertoires as White and Black (if I were to actually adopt the Caro)! So I figured this would be a good book to study from for both pure chess stuff and opening insight. I'll let everyone know what I think about the book when it comes in.


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mangler Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 174 Location: Orlando Joined: 10/30/06 Gender:	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #4 - 04/05/08 at 05:52:41	Post Tools	Print Post
	I think it is a great book. It starts out with about 18 pages on Dreev's life and career. Some good stories mixed in too. But the games are the real stars. Dreev is of course a well known expert in the caro and semi slav, and those openings are featured. But he is also an expert on the white side of samisch king's indian, petrosian (4.a3) queen's indian, 5.Bf4 queen's gambit declined, and queen's gambit accepted,among others. I also enjoyed his 2 games vs the pirc, where he plays 4.Bg5. Great stuff. 100 games with lots of verbal notes and explanations. Book is 300 pages. If you like Dreev's games, you will definitely enjoy the book. I'd rate it similar to Gelfand's game collection, which I also think is a terrific book.


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #3 - 04/05/08 at 05:46:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	Reviewed here: BCM Chess Book Reviews : August 2007 and here: The Compulsive Reader A collection of games from the book can be found at chessgames.com: Alexey Dreev: My One Hundred Best Games

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Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #2 - 04/05/08 at 05:11:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thx boki! Dreev is one of my favorite not-quite Super GMs. I would love to see a copy of it before I buy it.


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boki Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 181 Joined: 04/02/08	Re: My 100 Best Games by Dreev Reply #1 - 04/02/08 at 14:21:05	Post Tools	Print Post
	It is an excellent book with well comented games. strongly recommended


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ErictheRed God Member Offline USCF National Master Posts: 2534 Location: USA Joined: 10/02/05	My 100 Best Games by Dreev 04/02/08 at 06:51:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	Does anyone have a copy of this book? I was thinking of buying it, and would like some feedback from someone who owns the book. Thanks!


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