The Leningrad System of the Dutch Defence is an interesting hybrid of the Dutch and the King's Indian. For many years, it was viewed with some suspicion in view of the slight positional weaknesses created in Black's position. However, in the 1980s dynamic new approaches were introduced by such players as Sergei Dolmatov, Evgeny Bareev, Mikhail Gurevich and especially Vladimir Malaniuk. These players showed how an active approach could compensate for these defects, and offer Black excellent winning chances. Since then, the Leningrad has been a popular and effective opening choice for players of all levels.
Review On Jun 21, 2005 by Laurence Ball of Johannesburg
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This book is really worth reading, and is probably the best book on the Leningrad Dutch since Tim Harding's 1976 classic. (I do not yet have Kindermann's book, just released in English). The author gives a good repertoire against the anti-Dutch lines and follows with the Qe8 and c6 lines for black against the main lines. Interesting is the author's reccomendation in the c6 line (with d5 for White followed by e5 for Black) is Nbd7 instead of the "normal" Na6. Unfortunately for Nc6 fans there is no material in this book. The author explains well the ideas behind the opening and concludes with a series of positions to test your understanding of what you have read. Rating 9 out of 10
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