The theory surrounding the Ragozin has developed very fast, but he have never stopped updating his files, and he is still amazed by how good this opening is.
Matthieu Cornette thought it was time for him to share with you all the secrets of his favourite and most-solid line; relatively easy to play, with a good positional background, but somehow almost always forgotten by the chess literature. He apologizes in advance if sometimes he pushes certain lines a bit too far, but he always has a desire to find the truth even if it’s not really possible. In any case, everybody can decide by themselves where to stop.
Matthieu Cornette is a French grandmaster and a successful chessplayer. He became French Champion in 2016. He's also the coach of the French women's national team since 2011.