Thursday, February 22, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Slav (Exchange Variation) Part X

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 cxd5 cxd5 4 Nc3 Nf6 5 Nf3 Nc6
6 e3 Bg4 7 Be2 e6 8 Qb3 Rb8 9 O-O Bb4
10 Bd2 O-O 11 a3 Bxc3 12 Bxc3 Qd7 13 Rfc1
13 ... Rfc8 Line




Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Semi-Slav Part V


1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6:



3 cxd5



3 Nf3
3 Nc3
3 e3
3 Bf4
3 Qc2
3 Qb3
3 Nd2
3 g3


3 ... cxd5



3 ... Nf6

4 Nc3



4 Nf3
4 Bf4


4 ... Nf6



4 ... Bf5
4 ... Nc6
4 ... e5
4 ... g6
4 ... e6


5 Nf3



5 Bf4
5 Qb3
5 e3
5 Bg5


5 ... Nc6



5 ... a6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qb6
5 ... g6
5 ... Bf5
5 ... Nbd7


6 e3



6 Bf4
6 Ne5
6 g3
6 h3
6 Qb3
6 Bg5


6 ... Bg4



6 ... a6
6 ... e6
6 ... Bf5


7 Be2



7 Qb3
7 h3


7 ... e6



7 ... Rc8

8 Qb3



8 O-O

8 ... Rb8



8 ... Qd7
8 ... Qb8
8 ... Qc7


9 O-O



9 h3

9 ... Bb4



9 ... Bd6
9 ... Be7


10 Bd2



10 a3
10 Bd3


10 ... O-O



10 ... Bd6

11 a3



11 Rfc1
11 Rac1


11 ... Bxc3



11 ... Bd6
11 ... Be7


12 Bxc3



12 Qxc3

12 ... Qd7



12 ... Ne4
12 ... Qd6


13 Rfc1



13 Bd3
13 Bb5
13 Rac1


13 ... Rfc8



13 ... Ne4
13 ... Rbc8



By ChessCoach@care2.com



















Chess: Understanding the Slav Part IX

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 cxd5 5 Nf3 Nc6
6 Bf4 Bf5 7 e3 e6 8 Bd3 Bxd3 9 Qxd3 Bd6
10 Bxd6 Qxd6 11 O-O O-O 12 Rfc1 Rfc8
13 a3 a6 14 Rc2 Rc7 15 Rac1 Rac8 16 h3
16 ... h6 17 Ne2 Na5 18 Rxc7 Rxc7 19 Rxc7
19 ... Qxc7 20 Nd2 Line




Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Semi-Slav Part V


1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6:



3 Nc3




3 Nf3
3 cxd5
3 e3
3 Bf4
3 Qc2
3 Qb3
3 Nd2
3 g3


3 ... Nf6



3 ... e6
3 ... e5
3 ... dxc4
3 ... g6
3 ... f5
3 ... Na6


4 cxd5



4 e3
4 Nf3
4 Bg5
4 Bf4


4 ... cxd5



4 ... Nxd5

5 Nf3



5 Bf4
5 Qb3
5 e3
5 Bg5


5 ... Nc6



5 ... a6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qb6
5 ... g6
5 ... Bf5
5 ... Nbd7


6 Bf4



6 e3
6 Ne5
6 g3
6 h3
6 Qb3
6 Bg5


6 ... Bf5



6 ... Qb6
6 ... Ne4
6 ... a6
6 ... Nh5
6 ... e6
6 ... g6
6 ... Bg4
6 ... Qa5
6 ... Bd7


7 e3



7 Ne5
7 Qb3
7 Rc1


7 ... e6



7 ... a6
7 ... Qb6


8 Bd3



8 Be2
8 Qb3
8 Ne5
8 Bb5
8 Rc1
8 h3
8 Qa4


8 ... Bxd3



8 ... Bg6
8 ... Ng8
8 ... Qb6


9 Qxd3



9 ... Bd6



9 ... Nd7
9 ... Bb4
9 ... Be7
9 ... a6
9 ... Rc8


10 Bxd6



10 O-O
10 Bg3
10 Bg5


10 ... Qxd6



10 ... Nxd4

11 O-O



11 Rc1
11 O-O-O


11 ... O-O



11 ... a6
11 ... Rc8


12 Rfc1



12 Rac1
12 h3
12 Rfe1
12 Qb5
12 a3


12 ... Rfc8



12 ... Rac8

13 a3



13 Qb5
13 Nd2
13 Ne2
13 h3
13 g3
13 Nb5


13 ... a6



13 ... g6
13 ... h6
13 ... Na5


14 Rc2



14 Na4

14 ... Rc7



14 ... Na5

15 Rac1



15 Na4

15 ... Rac8



15 ... Na5

16 h3



16 Na4
16 b4


16 ... h6



16 ... Na5
16 ... Qd8


17 Ne2



17 b4
17 Na4


17 ... Na5



17 ... Ne4

18 Rxc7



18 Ne5
18 Nd2


18 ... Rxc7



19 Rxc7



19 Ne5

19 ... Qxc7



20 Nd2



20 Kh1
20 Ne1
20 Ne5


By ChessCoach@care2.com