I've just been looking again at the Slav/Semi-Slav as a way to defend 1.d4 -- much against my better judgment, as I prefer to avoid fashionable openings, but presumably they're fashionable for a good reason. If you'd like a bird's eye view of the complex with some example games, read on here.
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Good positions don't win games, good moves do.[Gerald ABRAHAMS]I've wasted a Black.[ABRAHAMS, after drawing a game with the Black pieces]You can retreat pieces... but not pawns. So always think twice about pawn moves.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess]Open files can be used by both players. The chess player, not being an unselfish advocate of equal opportunity, naturally prefers a one-way system.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess, on half-open files] |
all from Peter BALLARD |