Kornev: A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6. Volume 2: The Caro-Kann eboard he has also taught hundreds

he has also taught hundreds of classes for amateurs and his best-selling books have inspired thousands of ambitious club players all over the world

IM Nick Maatman invented the Hidden Laws of Chess as an instructional tool to help his students bridge the gap between the basic understanding of a club player and the next level of knowledge of Masters and Grandmasters

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is one of the star pupils of Dvoretsky's elite chess school

for example in main variations such as 1

Kornev: A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6. Volume 2: The Caro-Kann eboard he has also taught hundredsVolume 2: The Caro Kann and Other Defences. Volume 2 deals in depth with the Caro Kann Defence 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 and various deviations for White as 1. e4 c6 2. d3; 2. Nc3; 2. c4. This part also analyses rare systems where White leaves the main roads, but Black remains true to the spirit of his conception for the centre, for instance, 1. c4 c6, 1. Nf3 d5 Kornev does not confine himself to dry variations, he also aptly explains the ideas behind them.