When I purchased this book I thought that it was going to be a standard book. How wrong was I! This book is fantastic! The author did a great job commenting the positions and it is clear that he, himself, assessed the variations and offered a very balanced opinion.
I was very, very surprised with his thoroughness and the fact that the book is not merely a repository for a database. Pedersen crafted this book with care and professionalism!
I, myself have gathered some ideas from it and what is interesting is that these ideas are applicable over the board...
I am happy I bought this book and hope to see a next one on the French by him.