Konikowski/Soszynski: Sabotaging the Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann Defenses with 2.b3 Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) White has interesting choices between

White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches

Anhand instruktiver Beispiele aus der Praxis zeigt er

These are the basic rules of almost every opening and these are the rules that chess trainers should teach their protégés

though I suspect even stronger players will find much of interest

Martyn Kravtsiv is an experienced grandmaster from Lviv

Konikowski/Soszynski: Sabotaging the Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann Defenses with 2.b3 Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) White has interesting choices betweenThe Queenside Fianchetto Factor In the first full book to examine 2. b3 against the Sicilian, French and Caro Kann, mainlines, interesting sidelines and current theory are reviewed. In addition, what actually happens in modern practice is surveyed. The authors are optimistic for White, and concentrate on the best continuations while trying to be objective. It is in that spirit that they conclude that 2. b3 is sound against the Sicilian, fun against