Play the Slav

James Vigus

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9781857449129

The Slav has a well-deserved reputation as one of Black's strongest answers to 1 d4, and it's no coincidence that it has been used by almost all the World Champions in chess history. Put simply, the Slav is a classy opening, one which combines reliability with the promise of dynamic counterplay.In this book, James Vigus presents a comprehensive and trustworthy repertoire for Black. He outlines the main ideas for both sides and highlights the tactics to watch out for. This book will provide you with enough knowledge and skill to play the Slav with confidence in your own games.

Table of contents

• Bibliography
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1 The Sokolov Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 dxc4 5 a4 Bf5 6 Ne5 Nbd7 7 Nxc4 Nb6
• 2 The Dutch Variation: 6 e3 e6 7 Bxc4 Bb4 8 0-0 0-0: Introduction and 9 Qe2
• 3 The Dutch Variation: 9 Nh4 and Related Lines
• 4 Knight to the Right: 6 Nh4
• 5 The Tolush-Geller Gambit: 5 e4
• 6 Fifth Move Alternatives: 5 e3, 5 Ne5 and 5 g3
• 7 The Errot: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bg4
• 8 Quiet Queen Moves: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Qc2 and 4 Qb3
• 9 The Argentinean Defence: 3 Nc3 dxc4
• 10 The Exchange Variation
• 11 Odds and Ends