Playing the Ragozin

Descripción

Playing the Ragozin is an ideal system against 1.d4: Black establishes a foothold in the centre and

quickly develops his pieces on active squares, with good chances for dynamic counterplay or a

kingside attack. Black’s opening has proven its worth at the highest level, yet the underlying ideas are

simple enough to be learned without excessive memorization of variations.

 

Playing the Ragozin In this book, IM Richard Pert shares his own complete repertoire for Black

after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. The main subject is the Ragozin, which occurs after 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4, but

the author also provides thoughtful recommendations in the related 3.Nc3 Bb4 variation, as well as

against the Catalan (3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3) and all other popular White options. Throughout the book, Pert

not only checks for theoretical soundness, but also goes out of his way to avoid forced draws and

other dead-equal positions, making this repertoire especially suitable for practical players who want

to play for a win with Black.

 

Richard Pert is an English International Master whose previous book, Playing the Trompowsky,

was well received by readers and critics. GM Glenn Flear commented that Pert shows: “…how the

Trompowsky can be played with attitude. He succeeds in his quest, as time and time again Richard

Pert reveals innovative ideas from both his own games and analyses.”

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