"I already indicated that opening books are not my favourite chess books and many are unread on my bookshelf. The greatest compliment I can give Nikolaos is: this book will remain on my desk and I will certainly continue to study it with great pleasure. In short: highly recommended for both c4 and d4 players. As far as I'm concerned: 5 stars." - Michel Hoetmer, www.schaaksite.nl "Obviously I should have read the book before I played the variation. But doing it the other way round was not without educational benefits! It gave me the chance to think a bit more freely about the opening and not allow myself to be under the control of the authorities. Or more relevantly; it made me far more receptive to what was in the book! I think I will play the variation very differently next time round!"
GM Simen Agdestein "…an excellent source of inspiration for any French players out there."
GM Matthew Sadler, New in Chess "Quality Chess has again been able to come up with another highly-recommendable book, with plenty of originality."
GM Glenn Flear, New in Chess Yearbook "I gave up the French long time ago but now, after having worked with the books by Aagard, Ntilis and Berg, I am seriously considering visiting my old-forgotten friend… [A book] of high quality by the very publisher who sets the standard nowadays regarding chess literature."
Lukas Wedrychowski "This complete monograph by Aagaard & Ntirlis recommends the Classical variation with 3…Nf6 in response to 3.Nc3… An advantage is that the structures are not as crazy as in the Winawer Variation and are somewhat easier to play. Players whose French repertoire includes this are well-served by this book."
André Schulz, ChessBase