The CLASSICAL DUTCH by Polish IM Jan Pinski deals with the line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 d6, also known as the Iljin-Zhenevsky system. This is not a very popular line in GM practice, with only Lobron and Polulajabov playing it regularly, but author Pinski believes it is do for a revival and challenges many common assumptions.

The main line has always been 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Re1 Qg6 9.e4, but Pinski considers this to be clearly better for White. However, he feels Black is fine after 7…a5 and 7…Ne4. In his opinion White’s best chance for an advantage is 7.b4 (analogous to Kramnik’s treatment of the Leningrad Dutch).

The Classical Dutch is a complete repertoire book for Black with suggestions against 2.Nc3, 2.Bg5, 2.Nf3 (2…Nf6 is the reply, not allowing 2…e6 3.d5) as well as non-fianchetto treatments with c2-c4.

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