The Exchange Variation Of The Slav On Hulu

Jumat, 27 Desember 2019

The Exchange Variation Of The Slav On Hulu

Many grandmasters have fallen victim to the subtleties of this opening and it was highly recommended to me by gm varuzhan akobian. The next 128 pages deal with 5nf3 and is an exposition of the possibilities inherent in the exchange slav.

Chess Openings Queens Gambit Declined Slav Exchange

Slav exchange variation strategy and tactics.

The Exchange Variation Of The Slav Book. Not only does black apparently have no prospects of obtaining the full point but since he has an extra tempo white may well make attempts to win the game. Introduction to the exchange slav. The exchange slav is a very quiet system.

This is a video sample from the new 60 minutes exchange variation in the slav by gm henrik danielsen. Even if you plan on playing 5bf4 looking at the 5nf3 lines helps you gain a real feel for handling the positions. The resulting pawn structures may also be asymmetrical as in the caro kann defense and queens gambit declined.

More information by clicking on the above mentioned link. Compare with the exchange french which is even more drawish. Queens gambit declined slav exchange variation d13 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 nf3 nf6 4 cxd5 cxd5.

Slav defense exchange variation standard chess 44 duration. The slav is a magnificent opening but for many players there is one little blot on its escutcheon that is the exchange variation. After 3cxd5 cxd5 the symmetrical position offers white only the advantage of the extra move but the position offers black little chance to win unless white is overly ambitious.

In my view it is a strong weapon for white to try to win against a very solid opening with many ways for black to go wrong and end up clearly worse out of the opening. This is what the book gave to me and i am clobbering people with the exchange slav. In the exchange variation of queens gambit declined on the other hand there is a structural imbalance that white can try to exploit.

In the exchange slav white only has an extra half move against blacks very solid position. Exchange variations involving the exchange of pawns often lead to symmetrical central pawn structures as in the slav defense and the french defense among others. White releases the tension in the centre so as to nip blacks possible counterplay on the queenside connected with d5xc4 in the bud.

Luckily ive since grown up a bit and no longer make judgements on openings based on emotions. The exchange variation was once described as the system that takes the fun out of playing the slav for black. My almost total lack of positional understanding at the time probably also contributed to me making these ridiculous statements.

The Exchange Slav For White Gm Jesse Kraai