Lakdawala/Hansen: Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat Damen Gambit and Ivan Sokolov's uncompromising style

and Ivan Sokolov's uncompromising style and tactical flair make him a perfect role model

He compiled and edited The New In Chess Book of Chess Improvement

supplemented by many of his own analyses and those of well-known theoreticians

Here he does likewise for the openings

new ideas and fresh weapons that will delight and surprise the reader

Lakdawala/Hansen: Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat Damen Gambit and Ivan Sokolov's uncompromising styleA tricky & fun ambush weapon for Black against 1. e4 A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1. e4? In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain. The authors are pulling games from many resources, including their own experiments