Kotronias: Fight 1.d4 with the Tarrasch! A Complete Black Repertoire vs. 1.d4 Taktik 12 The Closed - 2

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Kotronias: Fight 1.d4 with the Tarrasch! A Complete Black Repertoire vs. 1.d4 Taktik 12 The Closed - 2A Complete Fighting Repertoire against 1. d4! Do you like active piece play? Fighting for the initiative to move one? The Tarrasch Defense may just be what you are looking for. Its advantages include: (1) It can be played against pretty much anything: 1. Nf3, 1. c4, 1. g3, 1. d4. Play 1 e6, 2 d5 and 3 c5 and you are there! (2) It leads most of the time to a typical IQP pawn structure, and it is difficult for the opponent to shape the game into another