The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Schachtrainer Kasimdzhanov (2704) - Li Chao2

Kasimdzhanov (2704) - Li Chao2 (2756)

The Carlsbad structure

Daniel King presents 50 test positions in video format

Lines typically extend 20–25 moves deep

The Triangle Setup - A complete defense against 1.d4 Schachtrainer Kasimdzhanov (2704) - Li Chao2Semi Slav (1. d4 d5 followed by e7 e6 and c7 c6) is one of the most popular Black opening systems. Black can follow two different concepts. Early Ng8 f6 leads to a number of popular and extensively analyzed systems: Merano Variation, Anti Merano, Botvinnik Variation, Moscow Variation, Anti Moscow, Westphalian Variation, etc. The other concept, where Black foregoes early Ng8 f6, is explained by GM Michal Krasenkow on this DVD. If White plays e2 e3