Other posters who got 3 points ban but not are banned by me got this message. It is very flexible and usually leads to complex play in the middlegame. Learning chess openings is an important part of any productive chess training. Chess opening statistics can been viewed on the display to the right of the board. James viguss book play the slav is an important upgrade in existing literature on the slav defence.
General aronian vs v s popov, 2005 d10 queens gambit declined slav, 37 moves, 10. The slav defense is a good and solid chess opening for black. An antislav repertoire by alexander delchev is that it is not a complete single volume opening repertoire book. First played in 1906, today the meran requires up to date theoretical knowledge. The moscow and botvinnik lines look too crazy for me. The solid slav defence this slav dvd is a complete opening repertoire for black after 1. The exchange variation occurs after white captures on d5 3. Slav defense a complete chess opening guide for black.
Nc3 e6 can arise via various move orders, has decided world championships, and is one of blacks most fascinating replies to 1 d4. Instead, it is an insanely dense opening preparation database. Nov 20, 2012 against top players, the qgd tends to be a bit more passive than the slav. Nf3 who are looking for an answer to the kings indian, grunfeld, dutch, 1c5, etc. The semislav defense is among the most popular openings for black against 1. Here youll find repertoire ebooks for both white and black, specialized ebooks on chess opening subvariations and general opening strategy. The slav defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves.
In general black also wants to get his lightsquared bishop out to f5 or g4, so as not to be bounded by this pawn chain and to exert pressure on whites center. Gm konstantin sakaev, twice olympic champion, is joining the chess evolution team and will be publishing two books on the slav defense. For novices and for people asking the question, the qgd tarrasch is probably the best way to get a good playable position. Solid, yet aggressive, popular among the worlds best players but easy to learn, strategically and tactically rich and complex that is the slav defence. As the title says, the heart of this book is the classical slav, which means that blacks queens bishop is often headed for f5. Slav defense chess books shop for slav defense chess. In the present database, gm davorin kuljasevic provides you with a lifetime positional repertoire against this. Buy the slav defense chess openings books at wholesale chess. Weve organized the titles into kings pawn openings, queens pawn opening and others, which includes the flank openings and more.
The slav main line and the meran or antimeran variations are the main components of this repertoire, making this ebook and video series of interest to players who play the botvinnik or moscow variations with black and therefore have the meran variation in their. David is a renowned expert and published author of theoretical works on the semislav defense. Slav can be aggressive with many original ideas and deep analysis. Geller gambit d b gurevich vs e formanek, 1990 d15 queens gambit declined slav, 23 moves, 10. I am hovering between class d and class c, if that matters. Slav defence there is nothing strange with the comment. Like cox, graham burgess and steffen pedersen, recommend, in their thorough 1994 repertoire book, rather grownup main lines across the board. I will be glad if my work turns out to be a good aid in learning the slav defence an exceptionally interesting opening, rich in both strategic and tactical ideas. Go ahead and call the eagle who know me for years and you too as well.
The semislav defense is a variation of the queens gambit chess opening defined by the the main variation of the semislav is the meran variation, 6 dxc4 7. The line is super solid and the positions arising are quite symmetrical. The first one is coming in june, the second one is scheduled for later this year. This defense bears its name due to the number of masters from slavic countries that started developing it and introduced it into tournament practice. The semi slav defense is among the most popular openings for black against 1. Until now the best introductions to the slav were the slav vs 1 d4 by silman and donaldson, winning with the slav by markov and schipkov, and the slav by sadler. Was hitler anti slav just another reason we should leave hitler in the closet and concentrate on preserving our race, not nazism. The slav main line and the meran or antimeran variations are the main components of this repertoire, making this ebook and video series of interest to players. Ive noticed that the slav defense is popular amongst many of the top young. Anyone who bought the video series also has access to this ebook. Now he presents a comprehensive slav repertoire and explains. One of the biggest slav experts is english gm nicholas pert.
The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. Ne5 against the slav and the marshall gambit against the semi slav, balking at the botvinnik anti meran but finding a promising early diversion 7. Meran variation topalov vs aronian, 2008 d47 queens gambit declined semislav, 70 moves, 10. Shop for slav defense chess books at us chess federation sales. General aronian vs shirov, 2005 d10 queens gambit declined slav, 39 moves, 1212. In this ebook i want to present a repertoire for black based on the slav. The movebymove format used in a series of opening books by everyman chess varies from that utilized by chernev and nunn, both authors of texts including that phrase in their titles. It just does not make sense to me, alot of polish have blonde hairblue eyes and he still elimimated them. Slav defense is one of the most solid defenses against the queens pawn first move, creating a strong and sometimes impregnable pawn chain that stretches from b7 to f7, with d5 square at its peak. Study chess openings by watching grandmaster gm games. Create a game arena tournaments swiss tournaments simultaneous exhibitions. It was the specialty of world champion vassily smyslov. Nowadays it is very popular both at grandmaster level it is used regularly by ivanchuk, lautier and short and with club players.
The meran is one of the most critical variations of the ever popular semi slav defense. Anti slavism, also known as slavophobia, a form of racism, refers to various negative attitudes towards slavic peoples, the most common manifestation is the claim that slavic nations are inferior to other ethnic groups, most notably germanic peoples and italian people. Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to. Although it was analyzed as early as 1590, it was not until the 1920s that it started to be explored extensively. Slav defense chess books shop for slav defense chess books. The slav defense is currently the most popular closed opening, appearing in the opening repertoire of the overwhelming majority of top class grandmasters. While not every move receives analysis or commentary, lakdawala provides a journey of intimacy with c6 that challenges the reader with midgame exercises, multiple choice queries, homework.
The slav is one of the primary defenses to the queens gambit. The book begins with a few antislav lines that could transpose to the slav. In the last hundred years, many unsuccessful attempts have been made from the white side to destroy this reputation. Antislavism is something that can be traced back to the medieval teutonic knights, and hitlers attitude towards poland for example was not much. The slav defence enjoys the reputation of being one of the safest and most solid replies to the queens gambit. The meran is one of the most critical variations of the ever popular semislav defense. The slav is part of my own repertoire and ive won some important games with it. The slav defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.
This is intended to help members to understand that they need to improve their post quality. I might add semi slav to my repertoire later, though. Graham burgess holds the world record for marathon blitz. Modern trends in the slav defense for a long, long time the slav defense has been very popular because of its reputation as a sound opening for black. Nielsen explains in detail what this opening is all about. We offer the widest selection of slav defense chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. The slav defense 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 has been one of blacks most reliable defenses to the queens pawn since its adoption by world champions alekhine and euwe in the 1930s. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. Konstantin sakaev is not only a great russian player, but a very experienced trainer and writer to which he dedicated his last 3 years. The chess advantage in black and white, random house 2004 khalifman.
If you like it then study it and use it in the future to gain experience in this opening. The denominated slav defense begins after the moves 1. It is very popular in both top tournaments and also amateur tournaments. So if you want to strive to win as black, the slav is probably a slightly better choice. This dvd is an excellent was to get started with and opening that a vast majority of the worlds best players are using. The slav is part of my own repertoire and ive won some important games. David is a renowned expert and published author of theoretical works on the semi slav defense. Preface the slav defence is currently the most popular closed opening, appearing in the opening repertoire of the overwhelming majority of top class grandmasters. Most chess books are about the opening phase, and the same is true of chess ebooks.
This is a bit problematic if you are playing for a win against a slightly weaker opponent. The ebook is a supplement to my video series on the slav defence and allows you to play through all the variations. Today the theory of the slav is very extensive and welldeveloped. More recently the slav has been adopted by anand, ivanchuk, lautier, short, and other top grandmasters, including use in six of the eight games that vladimir kramnik played as black in the 2006 world championship in the other two, he played the related semi slav defense. The author goes aboveandbeyond most slav repertoire books in the final chapter, by providing almost 30 pages with substantial material to meet whites attempt at playing the reti or the robotic kings indian attack with a reversed torre system.
However, when choosing the right move involved transposing to another opening, i have done so. Slav defence project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He has played it for years with an overwhelming score. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Opening slav defence queens gambit 4 queens pawn d4 2 white 2 repertoire 2 declined 1 queens gambit declined 1 queens gambit accepted 1 clear search 8 videos found. Slav defense is considered to be one of the most solid variations for black against the queens pawn. Meran variation gelfand vs g sargissian, 2008 d47 queens gambit declined semislav, 32 moves, 10. Slav defense chess products shop for slav defense chess. I might add semislav to my repertoire later, though. Against top players, the qgd tends to be a bit more passive than the slav. More recently the slav has been adopted by anand, ivanchuk, lautier, short, and other top grandmasters, including use in six of the eight games that vladimir kramnik played as black in the 2006 world championship in the other two, he played the related semislav defense. Slavophilia by contrast, is a sentiment that celebrates slavonic cultures. In the slav defence black supports his dpawn with 2. Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to improve you chess skills.
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