Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part I

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c6 5 Bg5 dxc4
6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 Bh4 g5 9 Nxg5 hxg5 10 Bxg5
10 ... Nbd7 Line



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1 d4



1 ... d5




2 c4



2 ... e6



2 ... c6
2 ... dxc4
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Bf5
2 ... e5
2 ... Nf6
2 ... c5
2 ... g6
2 ... Bg4
2 ... Be6

3 Nc3



3 Nf3
3 g3
3 cxd5
3 e3
3 Qc2
3 Bf4

3 ... Nf6



3 ... c6
3 ... Be7
3 ... c5
3 ... Bb4
3 ... f5
3 ... dxc4
3 ... a6
3 ... Nc6
3 ... b6
3 ... Ne7
3 ... g6

4 Nf3



4 cxd5
4 Bg5
4 Bf4
4 e3
4 g3
4 f3
4 a3

4 ... c6



4 ... Be7
4 ... Bb4
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... dxc4
4 ... c5
4 ... a6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... b6
4 ... h6
4 ... Ne4

5 Bg5



5 e3
5 cxd5
5 Qb3
5 g3
5 Qd3
5 Qc2
5 Bf4
5 a4

5 ... dxc4



5 ... h6
5 ... Nbd7
5 ... Be7
5 ... a6
5 ... Bb4
5 ... Qb6

6 e4



6 a4
6 e3
6 g3

6 ... b5



6 ... h6

7 e5



7 a4
7 Qc2
7 Be2

7 ... h6



8 Bh4



8 Bxf6
8 Bf4
8 Bd2

8 ... g5



9 Nxg5



9 exf6
9 Bg3

9 ... hxg5



9 ... Nd5

10 Bxg5



10 ... Nbd7



10 ... Be7

11 g3



11 Qf3
11 exf6 Bb7 12 g3 c5 13 d5 Qb6 14 Bg2 O-O-O 15 O-O
15 ... b4 16 Na4 Qb5 17 a3 exd5 18 axb4 cxb4.
11 Be2 Bb7 12 O-O Qa5 13 exf6 O-O-O.
11 d5 4 Nf3 c6 5 Bg5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 Bh4 g5
9 Nxg5 hxg5 10 Bxg5 Nbd7 11 Qf3 Bb7.

11 ... Qa5



11 ... Nxe5
11 ... c5
11 ... Be7
11 ... b4 12 Ne4.
11 ... Bb7 12 Bg2 Qb6 13 exf6 O-O-O 14 O-O c5 15 d5 b4
16 Na4 Qb5 17 a3 exd5 18 axb4 cxb4.
11 ... Bb7 12 exf6 c5 13 d5 Qb6 14 Bg2 O-O-O 15 O-O b4
16 Na4 Qb5.
11 ... Rg8 12 h4 Rxg5 13 hxg5 Nd5 14 g6 fxg6 15 Qg4 Qe7
16 Bg2.
11 ... Qb6 12 exf6 Bb7 13 Bg2 O-O-O 14 O-O c5 15 d5 b4
16 Na4 Qb5 17 a3.

12 exf6



12 Bxf6
12 Be2 Qb6 13 Bxf6 c5 14 d5 Nxf6 15 Qxf6 Rh6 16 Qf3.

12 ... b4



12 ... Bb4
12 ... Ba6
12 ... Bb7 13 Bg2 O-O-O.

13 Ne4



13 ... Ba6



13 ... Nb6
13 ... Bb7
13 ... c3 14 bxc3 bxc3 15 Qd3 Bb7.

14 Qf3



14 Bg2
14 f3
14 b3
14 Be3
14 Be2 O-O-O.

14 ... O-O-O



14 ... c3
14 ... Rd8
14 ... Qd5 15 Be3.

15 Nc5



15 Bf4
15 Be3
15 h4
15 b3
15 Bg2
15 Be2

15 ... Ne5



15 ... Bxc5
15 ... Bb5

16 dxe5



16 ... Bxc5



17 Be2



17 Bg2
17 Qxc6+ Kb8.

17 ... b3+



17 ... Rd5
17 ... Bd4
17 ... Kb7
17 ... Kc7

18 Kf1



18 ... Rd5



18 ... bxa2
18 ... Rd5
18 ... Rhg8
18 ... Bb7

19 Kg2



19 Qe4

19 ... bxa2



20 Rhc1



20 Be3

20 ... Bd4



20 ... Rg8

21 Rxc4



21 Bxc4
21 b4

21 ... Bb7



21 ... Bxc4
21 ... Bb5
21 ... Kc7

22 Qb3



22 b4

22 ... Rxe5



22 ... c5
22 ... Qc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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