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Lifetime Repertoires: Chebanenko Slav Does anyone know the content of the course and has any opinion on that? I play the QGD and the QGA but always been somehow interested at the Chebanenko. I don't play it because I feel it is slightly p... Started 09/23/20 at 10:57:39 by tapchess	1	800	09/24/20 at 17:06:42 By: alyechin
Slav with 3.e3 If white wants to play the Slow Slav with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 (not that white should want to play this, but many whites inexplicably do), is there anything wrong with playing 3.e3 first? An... Started 04/16/20 at 19:54:14 by an ordinary chessplayer « Pages 1 2 all »	15	2015	04/18/20 at 18:04:06 By: kylemeister
The line that killed the Slav Today we saw the line that killed the Slav in an important Candidate's game between Ding Liren (0/2) against Fabiano Caruana (1.5/2) in round 3 that went 1-0. The famous line 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 (h... Started 03/19/20 at 16:30:31 by trw « Pages 1 2 3 all »	36	5067	03/26/20 at 22:33:03 By: Jack Hughes
Why is the Classical Slav played so rarely? I wonder why the classical Slav is played so rarely nowadays. It seems to me a perfectly reasonable choice against 1.d4 very solid and providing counter-chances as well. The number of games played in ... Started 10/25/14 at 09:50:58 by tapchess	6	5803	03/19/20 at 16:24:35 By: trw
slav with f3 What is the following line called? And how should black play against it? I searched for it and didn't really find anything and it doesn't seem totally bad for white. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.nc3 nf6 4.f... Started 07/25/19 at 23:11:48 by kevinfat	10	2275	07/27/19 at 19:57:28 By: kevinfat
winawer gambit what is current feeling on d4 d5 c4 c6 nc3 e5??? Started 05/06/05 at 17:02:08 by eric moskow (Guest)	5	3608	10/21/18 at 00:53:06 By: Jupp53
4.Qc2 I play the 4.Qc2 Slav according to "Wojo's Weapons". Do you know if there is any other (white repertoire) book or article that advocates this move? Started 04/22/17 at 10:38:02 by TD	2	2637	04/22/17 at 17:36:06 By: TD
Getting into Slav via 1. ... Nf6 Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong forum; this forum seemed like a better fit than d-pawn specials. One often sees players getting into the QGD via 1. ... Nf6, 2. ... e6, and 3. ... d5.... Started 09/09/09 at 06:35:52 by Jeffrey « Pages 1 2 3 all »	37	29617	12/22/16 at 21:46:53 By: Straggler
Slav 4... Qb6 Hi, could anyone advise me a book or a survey about this line of the Slav: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Cf3 Cf6 4. Cc3 Db6. Kamsky used to play it, but I could not find anything about it, not even a name (Suc... Started 12/16/16 at 20:17:59 by nocteus	2	2535	12/18/16 at 16:13:30 By: nocteus
Classical Slav Repertoire Book Options Hello everybody, I plan to return playing tournament chess after giving a few years break. I will play main line Slav against 1.d4. Previously I was studying James Vigus's Play The Slav book... Started 11/25/16 at 10:57:36 by Kubi	3	3055	12/10/16 at 16:07:48 By: Kubi
....e5 or c5 break? What is usually the best break in slav, e5 or c5? Which one give more winning chances... thx Started 04/29/16 at 20:31:55 by Tibor	3	2751	04/30/16 at 20:47:50 By: ErictheRed
Die Slawische Verteidigung Hello, does anybody of you guys (or girls) have "Die Slawische Verteidigung - Ein modernes Repertoire" von Martin Breutigam, a ChessBase DVD? Comments? Index of variations? Started 10/06/15 at 18:49:04 by TD	9	6056	02/01/16 at 19:20:35 By: BlackBeauty
Exchange Slav recommendations Hi, I have the (old) book "The Exchange Variation of the Slav" by Silman and Donaldson. It's no surprise that Black has various routes to equality in almost all lines. I'm just trying to pick out... Started 12/01/15 at 16:49:00 by kevinludwig	13	7842	01/08/16 at 04:47:41 By: kylemeister
D12 Slow Slav I would appreciate any resource (book, magazine or online) references with up-to-date material, especially form White perspective, of D12 Slow Slav (4 e3, Bf5). Thanks, CMA Started 09/26/15 at 03:23:54 by cma6	4	4568	09/27/15 at 02:40:36 By: cma6
Poll: Grandmaster Repertoire 17 – The Classical Slav In early 2014 Black players will have complete repertoire written by Boris Avrukh, Olympiad gold medalist and former World Junior Champion, in The Classical Slav which "provides a sound and active rep... Started 12/27/13 at 17:57:11 by rossia « Pages 1 2 3 all »	32	38338	09/26/15 at 03:32:50 By: cma6
Hector's big move in the Main Line Slav Advertised in the latest New In Chess Yearbook. What's it all about then? Started 01/17/10 at 12:15:02 by Justinhorton « Pages 1 2 all »	25	20008	08/25/15 at 13:07:23 By: CarriedbyGg
Nf3 Exchange Slav: should I choose this opening? Hello. I’m thinking about picking the Nf3 Exchange Slav as my answer to the Slav. I start with 1. Nf3, so if I choose the Exchange Slav I will need to play the old main line (1. d4 d5 2. c4 ... Started 07/09/15 at 20:52:44 by Marc Benford	4	3728	07/24/15 at 17:47:31 By: Marc Benford
Slow Slav : 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6!? Hello. In the Slow Slav, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3, is the move 4... a6 playable for Black? If White answers with 5. Nc3, we transpose into the Chebanenko/Chameleon. So p... Started 12/13/14 at 05:35:22 by Marc Benford	3	4100	05/27/15 at 15:33:03 By: TN
Choose between 7...Dc7 and 7...Sb6 in Slaw I never could find a definite answer between what the difference is theoretically between 7...Dc7 or 7...Sb6 in this position: Download game in pgn format Started 04/10/15 at 21:06:29 by DenVerdsligeRejsende	9	5613	05/06/15 at 07:02:29 By: fling
books and sources on the slav with 7...Sb6 I want to learn the following variation: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 * Sources, which I considered to buy: Sakaev: "the complete Sl... Started 02/19/15 at 21:45:39 by 986	6	4105	02/21/15 at 22:12:47 By: fling

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