The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Standard DVDs Susan Polgar Chess DVDs - Slav Defence - Slav

- Slav Defence - Slav Gambit 4

Dreev also deals in details with the very fashionable variation 3

separated pawns and doubled pawns

experienced authors Lakdawala & Hansen take the Basmanic plunge and examine some of International Master Michael Basman's most remarkable victories with 1

the pitfalls and naturally the move order subtleties which play such an important role in our modern game of chess

The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Standard DVDs Susan Polgar Chess DVDs - Slav Defence - SlavThe idea of the move 1. Nc3 is to confuse the second player, as White plays a supposedly unambitious move to mislead Black. This is why we found the name "Trojan Horse" very appropriate for the move 1. Nc3, just as the gift from Ulysses to the Trojans appeared to be a tricky and poisoned gift. The appropriate term for chess will, therefore, be the Trojan Knight to refer to the Trojan Horse. 1. Nc3 became popular among professional players, and many