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Here's the kind of opening you've got to love - invented and promoted by a lone pioneer, against all norms of "sound play" in his day. Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch believed in free and easy play for his pieces, in rapid development, and was unwilling to patiently defend the orthodox Queen's Gambit. Therefore, in answer to 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3, Tarrasch played 3...c5! to open the game immediately. No crouching on the first three ranks, no maneuvering to make a "liberating" advance late in the opening - each piece will be brought at once to it's best square, and Black will own the center! What could be better? These benefits, however, come at a price: Black must accept an isolated d-pawn in the middle of the board. There it may be blockaded, attacked, perhaps even lost. But the "isolani" can equally become the springboard for a Black invasion, and drive wedge-like into the White formation. In a word, the Tarrasch Defense is dynamic - just the weapon needed by anyone aiming to win with the Black pieces. The Tarrasch Defense has great practical value as well, a complete and self-contained system that can be reached on move three. There's no need to learn the vast theory behind the Queen's Ga

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Author

Eric Schiller

Publisher

Chess Central

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781886846425

Category

nonfiction

Rating

2 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14