Slav & Semi-Slav: A Practical Repertoire for Black

The Slav is one of Black's most solid answers to the Queen's Gambit. Black holds d5 with a pawn instead of ...e6, so the light-squared bishop is not shut in, and the structure stays sound deep into the endgame. Against the main line this course turns into the Semi-Slav.

You play Black · 12 chapters · 108 lines · 0 of 247 moves learned

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Introduction

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3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 - Semi-Slav, 5.Bg5 Be7

6.e3 7.Bd3 8.O-O 9.Bh4 New Learn
6.e3 7.Rc1 New Learn
6.e3 7.Be2 New Learn
6.e3 7.cxd5 9.h3 New Learn
6.e3 7.cxd5 9.O-O New Learn
6.e3 7.Qc2 New Learn
6.Bxf6 New Learn
6.e3 7.c5 New Learn
6.e3 7.Bd3 8.O-O 9.Bf4 New Learn
6.e3 7.cxd5 9.Qc2 New Learn
5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O move order New Learn
7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 h6 move order New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 - Semi-Slav, Other 5th Moves

5.g3 New Learn
3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 move order New Learn
5.Bg5 Be7 6.cxd5 exd5 move order New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 - Slav, 4.e3

5.Nf3 6.Be2 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Qb3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Bd3 New Learn
5.cxd5 6.Nf3 New Learn
5.cxd5 6.Qb3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.a3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Nh4 New Learn
5.a3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.cxd5 New Learn
5.Qb3 New Learn
3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 move order New Learn
5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 move order New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxc4 - Slav, 4.Bg5

5.a4 6.Bxf6 New Learn
5.a4 6.e3 New Learn
5.e4 6.a4 New Learn
5.e4 6.e5 New Learn
5.e3 New Learn
5.Bxf6 6.e4 7.a4 New Learn
5.e4 6.a3 New Learn
5.Bxf6 6.a4 8.Nf3 New Learn
5.e4 6.Nf3 7.Bxf6 New Learn
5.Bxf6 6.e4 7.d5 New Learn
5.Bxf6 6.e3 New Learn
5.e4 b5 6.Bxf6 exf6 move order New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 - Semi-Slav, Meran Setup

6.Bd3 8.Bd3 9.O-O New Learn
6.Bd3 8.Bd3 9.e4 New Learn
6.Bd3 8.Bb3 New Learn
6.a3 New Learn
6.b3 New Learn
6.cxd5 New Learn
6.Bd3 8.Be2 New Learn
6.Qc2 New Learn
6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 move order New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 - Slav, Other 4th Moves

4.Bf4 5.e3 6.a4 New Learn
4.Bf4 5.a4 6.e3 8.Ne2 New Learn
4.Bf4 5.a4 6.e3 8.Nf3 New Learn
4.Bf4 5.e4 New Learn

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bf4 dxc4 - Semi-Slav, 5.Bf4

6.a4 8.axb5 New Learn
6.a4 8.Be2 New Learn
6.e4 New Learn
6.e3 b5 7.a4 Bb4 move order New Learn

3.cxd5 cxd5 - Exchange Variation

5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Nf3 8.Be2 9.O-O New Learn
5.Nf3 6.g3 New Learn
5.Bg5 6.Bxf6 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Nf3 8.h3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Bg5 7.Bf4 New Learn
4.e3 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Nf3 8.Bd3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Bg5 7.Nxe4 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Nf3 8.Be2 9.h3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.e3 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Bd3 8.f3 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Bd3 8.Nge2 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.e3 7.Nf3 8.Qb3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Bg5 7.Bh4 8.Qb3 New Learn
5.Nf3 6.Bg5 7.e3 New Learn
5.f3 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Bf4 New Learn
5.Bg5 6.e3 8.Bb5 New Learn
5.Bg5 6.e3 8.Bf4 New Learn
5.Bf4 6.Nb5 New Learn
3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 move order New Learn
5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 move order New Learn
6.Nf3 a6 7.e3 Bg4 move order New Learn
3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 move order New Learn
4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 move order New Learn
4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Nc3 a6 move order New Learn
5.e3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 move order New Learn
5.Bg5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Ne4 move order New Learn
5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 move order New Learn
3.e3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 move order New Learn

3.e3 Nf6 - Slav, 3.e3

4.Nf3 5.h3 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Nbd2 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Be2 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Nc3 6.h3 New Learn
4.a3 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Nc3 6.Be2 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.Qb3 New Learn
4.Nf3 5.cxd5 New Learn
3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 move order New Learn

3.Nf3 Nf6 - Slav, 3.Nf3 Sidelines

4.g3 5.Bg2 6.O-O New Learn
4.Qc2 New Learn
4.Bg5 New Learn
6.Nc3 Be7 7.O-O O-O move order New Learn
5.Nc3 e6 6.Bg2 Be7 move order New Learn

Punishing White's mistakes

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6...Qa5 7.Bxb8 Rxb8 8.Qxc6+ Bd7 New Learn
9.e3 New Learn
9.Nc3 New Learn
8...Nd5 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rc1 f6 New Learn
7.Bxf6 New Learn
8.exf6 New Learn
6...Nd5 7.Bxb8 Ne3 8.Qd2 Nc2+ New Learn
8...Qa5 9.Qc2 Bd6 10.Ng3 f5 New Learn