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Semi-Slav
Meran Defence [D47-49], Anti-Meran [D45-46], Botvinnik [D44], Moscow [D43], Triangle [D30-31]

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Meran System : 8..Ld6!? I'm looking at 8..Ld6!? in the Meran System. Which are the key games to look at? Who plays this with Black? What are the ideas? Thanks for any help. John Started 07/13/07 at 13:00:49 by jeupham	4	2625	08/18/07 at 02:05:54 By: Smyslov_Fan
D44 - Botvinnik hi all, Is the famous Botvinnik-line still playable, I don´t get a chance playing it with white (--> due to 5. ...h6), but lots of player allow it, when I play it with black; 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6... Started 01/31/06 at 16:27:24 by gewagw(Guest) (Guest)	0	1448	01/31/06 at 16:27:23 By: gewagw(Guest) (Guest)
Semi Slav idea. the difference 7.Bd3 and 7.Be2 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bd3 dc4 6.Bxc4 b5 now what's the different between 7.Bd3 and 7.Be2 in accordance with incoming Black's Bb7,b4 and so ... Started 05/04/05 at 21:33:41 by ChessLover (Guest)	1	1654	05/05/05 at 16:27:59 By: Semkov (Guest)
Semi-slav Looking at the analysis in the game Tikhonov, Jury-Novitsky, Dmitry from Ruslan's most recent update, it looks like White can get a really big advantage after (in the notes to 21. 0-0-0) instead... Started 09/28/04 at 20:15:07 by Billy_Cember (Ex Member)	0	1437	09/28/04 at 20:15:06 By: Billy_Cember - Ex Member
Prehistory of Botvinnik Gambit I am trying to find the first games played with that opening. We all know Denker - Botvinnik, but my database contains some older games (Van Scheltinga - Gruenfeld, 1936 and Szabo - Euwe, 1938 being t... Started 01/06/21 at 10:11:43 by BABYBIRD	4	2215	01/06/21 at 19:00:38 By: BABYBIRD
Noteboom Ruslan mentioned a project he was working on - a book/CD on the Noteboom. Have I missed this, or is it still a work in progress? I'm interested in taking up the Noteboom after some early exp... Started 03/05/03 at 07:47:16 by Andy (Guest)	6	3964	09/19/07 at 13:41:34 By: nyoke
marshall Gambit and 1.d4 Hi all, 1.what do people think of 1.d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c6 4.e4 Bb4?? 2. what about 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4 6Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxd4 Qxe4 8.Ne2 which is better 8...Na6 or 8...Nd7?? thanks, ... Started 06/17/09 at 02:53:27 by Zatara	2	1855	06/17/09 at 14:00:21 By: derdudea
Miraculous correspondence game Dear friends, I am finishing my work on the book about the “Slav Triangle”, came here to ask for some help. Many years ago one chess enthusiast shared with me an interesting idea in the Noteboom ... Started 09/25/11 at 14:13:29 by Ruslan Scherbakov	3	4232	10/01/11 at 17:27:37 By: John Bartholomew
slav triangle for white With the white pieces, I have been playing exchange slav with 5.Bf4. I also enjoy playing QGD exchange with white and play both modern and Carlsbad. I am reluctant to learn mainline slav or semi... Started 01/20/17 at 22:24:47 by gd6595	6	6372	03/07/17 at 13:39:37 By: TN
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ About the new Rybka 3 book the author of it wrote, that the above mentioned line after 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ is dangerous for black. I would be suprised if thats true What do you think ?<br ... Started 08/22/08 at 12:07:08 by Strategy_Rules	5	3346	08/27/08 at 12:28:01 By: Strategy_Rules
Anti-Meran: 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O e5 I was looking through my old Pedersen Meran book and the author quite likes this for Black. Oddly, though, in the various books I've seen since the line doesn't seem to be covered, even when 8...... Started 09/22/10 at 12:05:21 by Justinhorton	5	4250	09/30/10 at 19:39:26 By: Justinhorton
Semi-Slav and/or Slav? I have the Slav in my repertoire, but I am thinking about adding the Semi-Slav. Do any of you have both openings in your repertoire or do you know any current (grand)masters who do? What would be the ... Started 10/27/15 at 07:05:14 by TD	3	4000	10/27/15 at 12:14:20 By: dfan
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 5 Bg5 After 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6, Larry Kaufman in his book "The Chess Advantage in Black and White" calls 5 Bg5 the Botvinnik System but isn't it only the Botvinnik if Black plays 5...dxc4? Started 08/12/10 at 08:08:45 by Anonymous3	4	3776	08/12/10 at 20:59:06 By: MNb
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bg5 h6!? Although my 1.d4 opening repertoire is rather advanced, I still haven't got a good reply against 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bg5 h6!?. Can someone please advice me what to play against this? ... Started 08/19/11 at 12:20:58 by NeverGiveUp	5	4113	08/19/11 at 18:05:57 By: TN
Kornev 'Slav' book Chess Stars have posted the contents of the new book by Kornev, A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6 - Volume 1: The Slav. Despite the title, it turns out to be centred on the Semi-Slav! Against 5... Started 06/24/17 at 20:44:56 by Straggler	6	9817	09/28/17 at 06:40:19 By: fjd
QGD: Marshall DOes anyone know of any significant games recently played with the Queen Gambit Declined Marshall Defense (1d4 d5, 2c4 Nf6)? Started 03/18/10 at 19:18:10 by Clark Barr	3	3225	03/19/10 at 09:47:29 By: TicklyTim
Delaying Sc3 in the semi-Slav Looking for a good system for white against the Semi-Slav I notices, that in a lot of games - and with statistically good success - White uses an early Bd3 while delaying Nc3 or moving the knight to d... Started 10/09/08 at 20:08:02 by derdudea	5	3141	10/27/08 at 15:17:08 By: Keano
Any information on Semi-Slav 5.Bd2? The variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Sf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd2 7.Bd2 is well known and usually covered in books. But yWhite can play Bd2 two moves earlier, 5.Bd2 and this move is not mentio... Started 04/10/11 at 08:24:02 by derdudea	2	2956	04/12/11 at 18:24:38 By: derdudea
How is 7.a4 holding up against the Botvinnik? 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dc 6.e4 b5 7.a4!? I used to play this in my younger, naive days, and now I'm looking at it again as a way to avoid the super-deep theory of 16.Rb1 and the... Started 09/03/07 at 18:14:53 by ErictheRed	9	5985	09/24/07 at 17:07:23 By: winawer77
Meran Wade Variation: 12.O-O Rc8!? A chap played this against me last night: 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O and now, rather than the more common 12...cxd4 ... Started 06/28/11 at 10:08:03 by Justinhorton	0	1969	06/28/11 at 10:08:02 By: Justinhorton

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