Smith: e3 Poison, (kartoniert) Taktik ’ column in New In

’ column in New In Chess magazine

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Smith: e3 Poison, (kartoniert) Taktik ’ column in New InWhen Axel Smith was chasing his final Grandmaster norm, he decided he needed a change in his White opening repertoire. Instead of his usual approach of memorizing many concrete moves to try to force an advantage, he would focus on pawn structures and typical plans. The result was a repertoire based on a set up with the moves d4, Nf3, c4 and e3. It helped Axel Smith to the GM title, and led to the creation of e3 Poison. This repertoire can be played