The Modern English Volume 1: 1.c4 e5 - Georgiev & Semkov

The Modern English Volume 1: 1.c4 e5 by Kiril Georgiev and Semko SemkovThis book aims to arm White players adequately against Black's mostdangerous answer to 1.c4 - 1...e5. It is written from White's standpoint,but it should also serve Black players since the authors often discussseveral alternatives to the main lines. The focus is on the modernvariations 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 and 4.d3. In the last five yearsthey have brought 56% and 58% respectively.Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev has been the strongest Bulgarian player for manyyears. He was a Junior World Champion and a bronze medalist in Europe. Hehas played in 15 Olympiads and also coached Bulgarian national team. Hispeak rating was in the world's top ten. Kiril wrote the books The SharpestSicilian, Squeezing the Gambits and Fighting the London System.Semko Semkov played for Bulgaria in one Olympiad. He is a chess journalistand theoretician. His most famous books are The Most Flexible Sicilian andUnderstanding the QGA.Paperback, 212 pages, Chess StarsPDF Sample