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Re: Slav questions
Reply #2 - 09/23/05 at 00:20:37
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Hi, I come from the White side in this position, and have only investigated 12. Ne3! (if there is a refutation of 11... g5 it must be found here), and Jobava's 12. Bxe5!? 

With regards slates's question, iirc Flear's new book doesn't say much either and only gives the standard line with 12.Nxe5 gxf4 13.Nxd7 0-0-0 14.Qd4 Qxd7 15. Qxh8, and then 15... Qd2+ 16.Kf1 Qxb2 17.Re1 Bb4 18. Qf6 Qc2 is "unclear".
I will provide  more information on Flear's book on another thread. 

  
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Re: Slav questions
Reply #1 - 09/22/05 at 16:12:30
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Answering the last question first:  I'm pretty sure that Flear only mentions that ...g5 is interesting and gives one sample line.  MGP (My Great Predecessors) is a wonderful source for some thoughts on this variation.  The great thing about ...g5 is that it's very fresh. I like 13...0-0-0 if only for its aesthetic and shock value.  I haven't tried 13...Bd7 but the Ra8 belongs on the d-file and the only question is whether the King belongs on the c-file.  I found Kasparov's brief comments to be at least as helpful as Burgess' entire book on the Slav!  This shouldn't be surprising since Burgess quotes only Kasparov's analysis for much of this section. Lips Sealed   

Your problem is going to be that the lines you're analysing are extremely concrete.   I've found that playing through the games of the Alekhin-Euwe matches in which Euwe won three in a row in this variation (without ...g5) has helped me to understand the opening more. Kasparov has some great analysis in games 14,15, and 16 of MGP vol 2 to complement Game 10.

I should add a word of warning:  I mixed up my systems and played both ...f6 and ...g5 only to get crushed by GM Shavaradorj and then get the autopsy printed in the Rocky Mountain News (one of the most influential papers west of the Mississippi). Embarrassed

In other words, stick with Kasparov's analysis, it's about as up-to-date and useful as anything I've seen.
  
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Slav questions
09/22/05 at 15:51:41
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Hi, I have a couple of questions about the Slav, and in particular line D17.

Firstly, in line D17 with Morozevich's 11...g5, could someone help me understand a problem I have, please?  I have been playing this line (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5!?) against my old tabletop computer and after 12.Nxe5 gxf4 13.Nxd7 0-0-0 14.Qd4 I have been following the analysis in Kasparov's MGP Vol 2 page 38 where he gives 14...Qxd7 15.Qxf4 Bd6 16.Qc1! Kb8 17.0-0 (Kramnik-Anand 2002) - he then gives a couple of options for Black at move 17 with both 'leading to a double edged game'. However, my computer plays 15.Qxh8, taking my rook, and after 15...Qd2+ 16.Kf1 Qxb2 17.Re1 Black doesn't appear to have much.

I don't have any other sources on the Slav, and haven't looked at any databases.

So should Black avoid this line (13...0-0-0) in favour of 13...Bxd7 or am I missing something?  I rarely play the Slav, but find this line interesting and wonder what the latest developments are.  Unfortunately I do not currently subscribe to the site, so would be grateful for any guidance.   

Secondly,   could anyone tell me whether this line is covered in Glenn Flear's new Starting Out book on the Slav/SemiSlav?  Or indeed if he covers 7...Nb6 in this line instead of 7...Qc7 - I noticed that Smyslov Fan made brief reference to this book in a thread here but couldn't find much else anywhere on it yet.   Any opinions on this book, please?

Thanks all.
  
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