By accepting the gambit pawn, Black refuses to be put into the strategic bear hug so common in the Queen's Gambit declined. Black clears up the central tension without further ado, and will stake at... This description may be from another edition of this product.
These "New Ideas..." books by Henry Holt were great. They amounted to collections of exciting games in an opening, with tons of other games in the notes. In this one, the notes are very good. It seems that Flear put a lot of work into it. I love this book and this opening!
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