


He pays tribute to the legendary Soviet player and writer Isaak Lipnitsky whose ideas on the Ragozin were a part of his famous Questions of Modern Chess Theory, published in 1956. Acclaimed chess author Vladimir Barsky has now filled this gap. This important variation in the Queen’s Gambit was employed by great champions of the 20th century like Alekhine and Capablanca and it remains a dangerous weapon in the hands of modern top-level players like Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik and Vasily Ivanchuk.īut what exactly is The Ragozin Complex? Amazingly, this has never before been explained in a comprehensive book. The Ragozin Complex is a flexible and versatile chess opening system.
