Smith: e3 Poison, (kartoniert) OHNE BILD a winner of the team

a winner of the team championships of Russia

he whets the reader's appetite and shares his love for the French with gusto

392 pages with numerous diagrams

With his book

Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master and a former editor of British Chess Magazine

Smith: e3 Poison, (kartoniert) OHNE BILD a winner of the teamWhen Axel Smith was chasing his final Grandmaster norm, he decided he needed a change in his White opening repertoire. Instead of his usual approach of memorizing many concrete moves to try to force an advantage, he would focus on pawn structures and typical plans. The result was a repertoire based on a set up with the moves d4, Nf3, c4 and e3. It helped Axel Smith to the GM title, and led to the creation of e3 Poison. This repertoire can be played