tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post2021389010898212888..comments2023-05-15T07:52:02.089-07:00Comments on Marsh Towers: Chess Reviews: 67Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559575876130377004noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post-36561746113502417552008-11-03T05:08:00.000-08:002008-11-03T05:08:00.000-08:00Thank you David.I requested a review copy from you...Thank you David.<BR/><BR/>I requested a review copy from your publisher a little while ago; if it comes through then I'll give your book the full review treatment.Sean Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559575876130377004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post-44689606551964253232008-11-02T16:30:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:30:00.000-08:00This book complements [and is complemented by] my ...This book complements [and is complemented by] my own book on the Zukertort: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1888710357" REL="nofollow"> Zuke Em: The Colle-Zukertort Revolutionized </A>.<BR/><BR/>The two books go together well because there are several important lines Palliser does not cover (not that that is a slight, he never claims it is a repertoire book), and I don't cover any of the 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 lines (which are where the Barry/150 come in).<BR/><BR/>Zuke 'Em covers pretty much every possible line in which White has been coaxed into playing 3.e3 plus all lines where Black retains the option of transposing to a QGD defense. This includes all the following:<BR/><BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 [The Benoni]<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 g6 [The Sneaky Gruenfeld]<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5<BR/>1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 Bg4<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bg4<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 Bf5<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bf5<BR/>1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nc6!?<BR/>1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6<BR/><BR/>Taken together, though, the two books offer a response to all significant Black systems other than the Dutch.David Rudelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513172651895503104noreply@blogger.com