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The last one I can find....

Hi,has anyone got this book The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion yet ? Here is a preview of it by google and chessbase. http://en.chessbase.com/post/huffington-the-adventures-of-mikhail-botvinnik-1 http://www.booktopia.com.au/mikhail-botvinnik-andy-soltis/prod9780786473373.html

I recently read that a good way to frustrate a stronger opponent is to play a drawish positional game when he just wants to finish you off quickly since he knows he's stronger. Unfortunately I've always been a tactical player myself, so I'm not familiar with positional principles and openings. What would you recommend against 1.e4? The favourite opening for tactical players with the white pieces. I had thought of Petroff's Defence but White can easily dodge that with 2.f4 bring on the kill-or-be-killed positions of the King's Gambit. What would you recommend?

This is the first Botvinnik win that I can find against a French Advance