Grandmaster Simon Williams has played the Classical Dutch for over
twenty years. It remains his favourite opening and has featured in some
of his greatest individual results, including a win over World
Championship finalist Boris Gelfand. In this book, Williams examines the
Classical Dutch in great depth. He also presents a complete repertoire
for Black with the Dutch Defence, which is based on his own repertoire
he has used successfully at grandmaster level for many years. As well as
presenting the latest theory and revealing his new ideas in the key
lines, Williams highlights the main tactical and strategic ideas for
both sides and covers important issues such as move orders. Each chapter
includes a series of tests at the end, so that readers are able to
assess how well they have understood the main concepts. This books tells
you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Classical
Dutch.