The Botvinnik and Moscow Variation - Van Wely "Giant Chess for Schools" White forgoes the normal queen's

White forgoes the normal queen's pawn opening ideas in favor of speedy development of the queenside pieces

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The Botvinnik and Moscow Variation - Van Wely "Giant Chess for Schools" White forgoes the normal queen'sIn this DVD, Dutch top grandmaster Loek Van Wely presents both the Botvinnik Variation and the Moscow Variation of the Slav Defence, two extraordinary opening systems excelling by extreme sharpness and complexity. The Botvinnik Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 (D44) which leads to tactically explosive positions beyond any routine, has been