Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part III

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 5 e3 Nbd7
6 Bd3 dxc4 7 Bxc4 b5 8 Be2 Bb7 9 O-O b4
10 Na4 c5 11 dxc5 Nxc5 12 Bb5+ Ncd7
13 Ne5 Qc7 14 Qd4 Rd8 15 Bd2 Qa5
16 Bc6 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-semi-slav-part-i.html
Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-semi-slav-part-ii.html
Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/10/chess-understanding-semi-slav-part-iv.html
Chess: Understanding the Semi-Slav Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/10/chess-understanding-semi-slav-part-v.html

1 d4



1 ... d5



2 c4



2 ... c6



2 ... e6
2 ... dxc4
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Bf5
2 ... e5
2 ... Nf6
2 ... c5
2 ... g6
2 ... Bg4
2 ... Be6

3 Nf3



3 Nc3
3 cxd5
3 e3
3 Qc2
3 Bf4
3 Nd2
3 Qb3
3 g3

3 ... Nf6



3 ... e6
3 ... dxc4
3 ... a6
3 ... g6
3 ... Bf5
3 ... Nd7

4 Nc3



4 e3
4 cxd5
4 Qc2
4 Qb3
4 Nbd2
4 g3
4 Bf4
4 Bg5

4 ... e6



4 ... dxc4
4 ... a6
4 ... g6
4 ... Qb6
4 ... Bf5
4 ... Ne4
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... Bg4
4 ... h6

5 e3



5 Bg5
5 cxd5
5 Qb3
5 Qd3
5 Qc2
5 a4
5 Bf4

5 ... Nbd7



5 ... a6
5 ... Be7
5 ... Bd6
5 ... Ne4
5 ... Bb4
5 ... dxc4
5 ... b6
5 ... Na6

6 Bd3



6 Qc2
6 Be2
6 b3
6 Bd2
6 a3
6 cxd5
6 Qb3
6 Ne5

6 ... dxc4



6 ... Bd6
6 ... Bb4
6 ... Be7
6 ... a6
6 ... b6
6 ... g6

7 Bxc4



7 ... b5



7 ... a6
7 ... c5
7 ... Bd6

8 Be2



8 Bd3
8 Bb3

8 ... Bb7



8 ... a6
8 ... b4
8 ... Be7

9 O-O



9 e4
9 a3

9 ... b4



9 ... a6
9 ... Be7
9 ... Bd6

10 Na4



10 ... c5



10 ... Be7

11 dxc5



11 ... Nxc5



11 ... Bxc5

12 Bb5+



12 a3
12 Bd2

12 ... Ncd7



13 Ne5



13 ... Qc7



13 ... a6

14 Qd4



14 ... Rd8



14 ... Rc8

15 Bd2



15 ... Qa5



15 ... a6

16 Bc6



16 ... Be7



16 ... Bxc6

Topalov-Kramnik
World Championship Elista 2006, Game 8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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