This book completes the work of building a full repertoire against set-ups with …d5, started with the previous volume. It covers the Ragozin, the Chebanenko, the Vienna, the Hennig-Schara Gambit, the Tarrasch, 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 and 3…Bb4. The author relies on the move order 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4, which is consistent with another Georgiev’s book, The Modern English vol. 2.
Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev has been one of the strongest Bulgarian players for many years. He was a Junior World Champion and a bronze medalist in Europe. He has played in 15 Olympiads and also coached Bulgarian national team. His peak rating was in the world’s top ten. Kiril wrote the books The Sharpest Sicilian, Squeezing the Gambits, Fighting the London System and The Modern English.