Ivanchuk was white. Bu played the Cheb as black. 
Cant really claim that as an ad for the system. 
Sure the Bologan book will be great as he was taught by the man himself. Perhaps can discuss this when its out. In a Cheb thread.

Cheb better against lower rateds? Cant see why - but perhaps you could explain as this might be interesting.   
Slav main lines offer sufficient dynamism in my view and experience.

Meanwhile, back to Play the Slav book discussions...

>>My conclusion, and it is a personal preference, is that I do not like the resulting positions in the (e)book. If I were stronger(than I am), and looking for draws against higher rated opponents perhaps I would give it a go. But my opinion is that in many of the lines, Black has to be quite strong technically to hold the tough end of the draw.
 
I have heard several other people say that they have had negative experiences trying to go from the Nimzo to the Slav.  The Nimzo is a such a flexible opening with so many ways for Black to counterattack. There are numerous pawn breaks in each line.  The Slav, on the other hand, has much narrower paths.  And White can force you into a rather defensive position in many lines.  That's not to say that you can't win from those positions, but IMHO the Slav requires a very different set of skills and mentality than the Nimzo.   

I really want to learn the Slav well as I feel it would be great for my chess development, but my experiences to this point have been pretty negative.  I look forward to the Vigus book to see if I can begin to make inroads into the Slav world.

Scott

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Argentinian Defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dc4
Errot = Torre reversed, coming out of the Slow Slav

ehkopean wrote on 05/02/08 at 03:50:23:


Vigus has an intereting discussion in the introduction about the concept of  "Brilliance without Dazzle". He was talking about being able to out play your opponent without necessarily being flashy. Although, the Slav does have its share of dynamic line, there are also many  lines of this "brilliance without dazzle" nature. I suppose this is not everyone's cup of tea. But it is nature of chess, and you do find players with a wide range of styles championing the Slav. 

boki wrote on 04/26/08 at 17:53:46:

Well, I have quickly played through many of the lines in the ebook (this of course is a great advantage of the ebook format, enormously efficient).

I am rated approx. 2000 FIDE and my main defense has been the Nimzo and the occasionally Benko. But I wanted to simplify my life and play the Slav.  I had experimented a bit with it on ICC after minimal study, but I was ready for some serious study.

My conclusion, and it is a personal preference, is that I do not like the resulting positions in the (e)book. If I were stronger(than I am), and looking for draws against higher rated opponents perhaps I would give it a go. But my opinion is that in many of the lines, Black has to be quite strong technically to hold the tough end of the draw.

Now this is not the book's fault, perhaps it is the nature of the Slav.

One thing I did find odd about the ebook is that many of the lines (from games)ended say at move 18-- I had expected that in an ebook all the game moves would be there - but I suppose it is an exact replica of the printed book.

Justinhorton wrote on 04/18/08 at 12:37:56:


Ooops. My bad.

Justinhorton wrote on 04/18/08 at 12:37:56:



I believe Burgess has a section on this line as well, pages 216-218 in Chapter 8 of The Slav.


I'm holding out for the hard copy (for my active lifestyle), already having it on order from BookPimp.com (Amazon).

Thanks Antillian. I too have found coverage elsewhere (of 7...Nb6) to be distinctly lacking - I've looked in all the books you mention and it receives virtually no attention, but it appeals to me.  I'm new to the Slav too, or at least I plan to play it, so this will be key to me in this book.