Originally posted by kmac27I'm pretty sure there's TONS of theory.
has anyone read the book? does anyone play this variation? just wondering and if so do you have any games of you playing it? i'm really interested in it because i finally found this defense against d4
Originally posted by kmac27Do you like reading 300 page books about one opening?
oh yes. i dont know why but all of my defenses have to do with openings that are the most complicated. i just find them fun and interesting rather than just boring with whoever gains the advantage wins in the endgame. i like wars.
i dont mind that much. i spent 3 months studing an openings book. i have studied so many hours on the sicilian and i understand it better that i dont mind studying more because it will help my rating go up ne ways. i have read 5 books this year and with all the progress i have made i can stand to read some more.
Originally posted by kmac27I've been playing the Meran about a year, and I like my results so far.
has anyone read the book? does anyone play this variation? just wondering and if so do you have any games of you playing it? i'm really interested in it because i finally found this defense against d4
I have the book by Pederson, and love the defense! I have been playing it for a while with really good results. It seems to me that alot of players around my rating play 1. d4 to avoid alot of theory so no one actually plays the critical responses to the Meran, which normally means I just get a great position with active pieces.
my favorite opening as black is the sicilian but so much theory makes it hard for me to make my breaks such as d4. the meran allows me to get a good position as well and win in the endgame. i feel very comftorable with it after understanding it a little bit better than when i saw it in a database.