Chess: Understanding the Slav Part VIII

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5 5 Nc3 e6
6 Nh4 Bg6 7 Be2 Nbd7 8 0-0 Bd6 9 g3 dxc4
10 Bxc4 Nb6 11 Be2 0-0 12 Nxg6 hxg6 13 e4
13 ... e5 14 f4 exd4 15 Qxd4 Qe7 16 Kg2
16 ... Bc5 17 Qd3 Rad8 18 Qc2 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 Be2



7 Nxg6
7 Qb3
7 Bd2
7 g3

7 ... Nbd7



8 0-0



8 Bd2

8 ... Bd6



9 g3



9 ... dxc4



9 ... O-O

10 Bxc4



10 ... Nb6



11 Be2



11 ... 0-0



12 Nxg6



12 ... hxg6



13 e4



13 ... e5



14 f4



14 ... exd4



15 Qxd4



15 ... Qe7



16 Kg2



16 ... Bc5



17 Qd3



17 ... Rad8



18 Qc2



Topalov-Kramnik
World Championship Elista 2006, Tiebreak Game 3

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