Chess Developments is a brand new series providing state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends - concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst also expanding and improving their repertoires.

In this book, Bryan Paulsen examines key lines in the Semi-Slav complex, which is hotly debated at both world championship and club level. Paulsen covers the fascinating Botvinnik Variation, the solid Moscow Variation, the razor-sharp Anti-Moscow Gambit and the popular Cambridge Springs Defence and the hybrid Queen's Gambit Declined. He studies the most theoretically important and instructive games in recent years, highlighting the main developments and novelties for both sides. Whether playing White or Black, this book provides you with essential knowledge of an important opening.

• Essential coverage and analysis of the Semi-Slav 5 Bg5

• Includes the Botvinnik, Moscow, Anti-Moscow and Cambridge Springs

• Packed with key new ideas and critical lines

Content:
003 About the Author

007 Introduction

010 1. The Queen’s Gambit Declined Hybrid

031 2. The Cambridge Springs Defence

056 3. The Botvinnik Variation

109 4. The Moscow Variation

146 5. The Anti-Moscow Gambit

185 Index of Variations 191 Index of Complete Games