Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Sonderangebot and the popular French Defence

and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new developments

c5 is also the most popular response to the opening move 1

But given the Najdorf's importance

Since many of Collins' recommendations lead to isolated queen-pawn structures

Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Sonderangebot and the popular French DefenceTwo Complete Books on Chess Improvement and Strategic Mastery Practical Guide to Chess Improvement by Nigel Davies and Neil McDonald combines two independent works into a single 320 page resource. The first book examines proven methods for advancing at chess, drawing on Davies's experience with students who achieved measurable improvement. The second work explores how strong players deliberately break conventional strategic rules to gain an edge.