ErictheRed wrote on 08/01/17 at 21:18:20:
Can anyone say what he recommends vs the Semi-Slav, i.e. in the Meran? That's the only place where this book overlaps my repertoire I think, but I'd buy the book if I liked his Meran treatment enough.
He suggests 6. Bd2.
So far I could not be happier with the book. It is the introduction into the world of 1 d4/c4/Nf3 I always wanted. Some of things I like are
- move orders/typical plans/pawn structures are explained clearly enough to make this book accessible even to life-long e4-players like me
- no short cuts (unlike some Colle/London repertoire books)
- the amount of variations is manageable
- really quite a few insights of what to aim for => no problems with new/unknown moves
I have looked at many 1 d4 repertoires (e.g. by Schandorff, Watson even Colle or London based repertoires) but they did not work for me. I was looking for a way to broaden my chess horizon without having to memorize many moves (age takes its toll) but in these repertoires there were either too many positions which I did not understand (well enough) or they were too simplistic for my taste. .
I think this is the book to beat for the opening book of the year award.