Chess: Understanding the Slav Part VI

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5 5 Nc3 e6
6 Nh4 Bg6 7 Nxg6 hxg6 8 g3 Nbd7 9 Bd2 Bb4
10 Qb3 Bxc3 11 Bxc3 Ne4 12 Bg2 Nxc3 13 Qxc3
13 ... f5 14 0-0 Qe7 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Slav Defense Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/05/chess-understanding-slav-defense-part.html
Chess: Understanding the Slav Defense
(Dutch Variation) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-slav-defense-dutch.html
Chess: Understanding the Slav Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/10/chess-understanding-slav-part-iii.html
Chess: Understanding the Slav Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/10/chess-understanding-slav-part-iv.html

1 d4



1 ... d5



2 c4



2 ... c6



3 Nf3



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

3 ... Nf6




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

4 e3



4 Nc3
4 cxd5
4 Qc2
4 Qb3
4 Nbd2
4 g3
4 Bf4
4 Bg5

4 ... Bf5



4 ... e6
4 ... a6
4 ... Bg4
4 ... g6
4 ... dxc4
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... g5

5 Nc3



5 cxd5
5 Bd3
5 cxd5
5 Nbd2
5 Nh4
5 Be2

5 ... e6



5 ... a6
5 ... Qb6

6 Nh4



6 Bd3
6 Be2
6 Qb3
6 Ne5
6 cxd5
6 Bd2

6 ... Bg6



6 ... Be4
6 ... Bg4

7 Nxg6



7 Qb3
7 Be2
7 Bd2
7 g3

7 ... hxg6



8 g3



8 Bd2
8 Bd3
8 Qd3
8 Qb3
8 Qc2
8 h3

8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Qb6

9 Bd2



9 Qe2
9 Bg2
9 Qd3
9 cxd5

9 ... Bb4



9 ... Be7
9 ... Bd6
9 ... dxc4

10 Qb3



10 ... Bxc3



11 Bxc3



11 ... Ne4



12 Bg2



12 ... Nxc3



13 Qxc3



13 ... f5



14 0-0



14 ... Qe7



Kramnik-Topalov
World Championship Elista 2006, Game 12

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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