The Botvinnik Semi-Slav

Most of todays top grandmasters have relied on the razor-sharp Botvinnik System (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 5 Bg5 dxc4) as Black, White or both-especially in make-or-break situations. Steffen Pedersen also covers the Moscow Variation (5 Bg5 h6), and so provides comprehensive coverage of 5 Bg5 versus the Semi-Slav.