The Slav

259 Pages·2016·4.16 MB·English

by  Graham Burgess.

The Slav
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Contents
Symbols 4
Bibliography 4
Introduction 5
1 ltJ3c 3 andt heE xchanVgaer iatwiiotnh oltJuft3 11
2 3ltJf3:D eviatifornosmt heM ainL ines 50
3 TheE xchanVgaer iatwiiotltJnhf 3 81
4 TheM ainL in.e.a .6S lav 109
5 4ltJc3d xc4w itho5u at4 133
6 5a 4w itho5u. t.� .f 5 156
7 6ltJh4 andt heD utcVha riation 178
8 6 lbe5:D eviatifornosmt heM ainL ine 214
9 TheB ishoSpa crifice 234
IndeoxfV ariations 255
4 THES LAV
Symbols Ch championship
Cht teacmh ampionship
+ check Wch worlcdh ampionship
++ doubclhee ck Ech Eurocpheaamnp ionship
# checkmate ECC EuropCelaunbC su p
II brillmioavnet Ct candideavteenst
goomdo ve IZ interzeovneanlt
!? interemsotvien g z zoneavle nt
?! dubmioovues OL olympiad
? badm ove jr junieovre nt
?? blunder worn womene'vse nt
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± Whitiesm ucbhe tter rpd rapidgpalmaey
;t Whitiess ligbhettltye r corrc.o rrespognadmeen ce
= equpaols ition 1-0 thgea meen disna w inf oWrh ite
00 unclpeoasri tion 1h-1ht hgea meen disna d raw
+ Blacikss ligbhettltye r 0-1 thgea meen disna w inf oBrl ack
+ Blaciksm ucbhe tter (n) ntmha tcgha me
-+ Blaciksw inning (D) see ndeixatg ram
Transposairtdeii osnpsl bayya ed da sfho llobwyet dhm eo ve(si int aolfti hce )
variattowi hoinct hht er anspooscictuiTrohsnem. o vesst awrittt hh e ofinrtesh ta t
deviaftreotsmh lei nuen ddeirs cusAslitloh mneo. v etsob rianbgo tuhtte r anspo­
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ECOV,ol umDe (2nadn d3 redd itiSoanhso)v,Is nkif orm1a89t7o11r99 8
SadlTehrS,el aChve,sP sr e1s9s9 7
RibDliJ,6 -Sa1h9o,vIs nkfio rm1a9t9o6r
Silman/DonTahlSdels voanev,r 1sd u4(s 91 96T),hE exc hanVgaer iatthieo n of
Sl(a1v9 9a4n)dG ambiintt hSsel (a1v9 )9a,4l plu blibsyhC ehde sEsn terprises
Markov/SchWiinpnkioWvnit,gth hSel aBavt,s f1o9r9d4
KondraStileavv,i aZansshkcahFyiiazt kau,liS t puor1rat89 5
lnform(auttpoo 7r 9 )
ChessBMaasgea zi(nutepo 8 0)
TheW eeki nC hes(su tpo 337)
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Introidnou ct
TheS laivcs haractbeyrt himezo evde sf requelnetaldtyso w iladn dc om­
1d 4d 52 c 4c 6( D). pletuenlbya lanced Ipnos seivt­ions.
eramla jolri noefst hSel aWvh,i te is
ablteos tetehrge a me intop osstie­rile
tioonres v eanf orcderda Hwo.w ever,
thidso enso rte ally tmhaSekl aeav
drawiosphe niPnrigm.a riWlhyi,t e's
drawoipsthi aornceso mpleutnealmy­
bitiioitus ds i:ffi cufloWtrh itteop lay
foarw inw hilkee epitnhgde r aiwn
handEv.e n boring players don't gen­
erallliykt eh ied eoaf' squandae ring
WhiteI'nt. h eE xchanVgarei ation,
generpaolrltyr aasya ed dr awilsihn e,
theorftee cno measp oiwnhte rWeh ite
faceas ' mano rm oused'e cision:
Iit safl exiobpleen ifnagv oubrye dw hethteopr l afyoa rw inat t hceo sotf
manpyl ayoefar w si de roafsn tgrea tgei­viBnlga ccko unterchoartn oc es,
gict emperamBelnatcsrk.e inforsciemsp ltioef qyu alSietcyo.n dtlhye,r e
hisd 5-pawwint hobulto ckiinnh gi s arwea yfso Brl actkoa voiddr awish
queenb'iss howph,i lkee epionpge n simplific(aetviieonntn hsEe x change
plenotfoy p tifoonhrso wt od eveloVpar iatwihoinc)mh a yn onte cessarily
hipsi eces. be tmhoess tt ronagplpyr oovpetdi ons
OK,s oy oua lrekandoywa ltlh atb.y t heobruyat,r nee verthpellaeys­s
Thea bovceo mmenatrsre a thoebrv i­ablaen dg ivBel acakm ploep portuni­
ouse,v ecnl ichaendda, p peiansr o me titeoso utpalw aeya koeprp onent.
foromr a notihnep rr etmtuyc he very HowevIed ro,n owti sthog ivteh e
discusosfti hoSenl aIvw .o ulldi kteo imprestshiatothnS e l aivsa no pening
devotthere e sotft hiisn trodutcot wihoenrB el aschko uelxdp etcost e itzhee
morep rofoournod r igionbasle rvian­itifartoiamvne e a rsltya ogrew here
tions. thearrere e ady-maatdtea cpklianngs
TheS lasve emtso m e tob ea n foBrl acTko.p latyh Sel asvu ccess­
openionfcg o ntradiWchtiiloient ssf. u lalsyB lacdke mancdosn siderable
mosotb viohuasl lmiasrs ko lidiitt tye,n acriotbyud,se tf enasbiivleia tnide s
6 THES LAV
ah ealctohnyfi deinnoc nee a'lsl -roudn4id sa l inoeft hSel acvo nsidOeKr ed
skilAl wse.l l-pSllaaysveh do uglidv ef oBrl ac(ks eLei nCe2 o fC hapt2e)r.
Blacapk l ayable miodred nlde­game 1 ... d5
gameB.l acka'psp roaatct hh ipso int An alternaatlibveeri,art em ,o ve­
ougthotb e" OKI,' vseu rvinvoewdI ; ordiesrl ...lbf26 c 4c 6f ollobwye d
catryn too utpmlyao yp poneTnhti.s"3 . d.5.I. a mn ostu rieth aasn yo bjec­
isd iffefrreonomtp enisnugcsah st he tiavdev antoardg iessa dvanIwt ialgle s.
KingI'nsd ioarBn e noonrii ,n detehde merely mtehnatitith o anbs e euns ed
Semi-Swlhaevrt,eh o ep enidnigc tatbeyAs n and, aqr ueictoem mendiant ion
toa signifidceagnrtte hepe l anfso r itseTlhfe.ri eso nem ove-oprodienrt
botshi deasn,dt hgea mhei nguepso n wormtehn tioningL:.lb fa6fW,th eirt e
whoi sm oraec curaantcdeo nsiistne onftt reenp l2ilb efs3 w,h eanft e2r. d.5.
pursutihnogps lea ns. 3c 4c 6w eh avaem ain-Sllianbveu, t
Iw ould tloti akkaewe a lk downB ltahcek has avoidWehd itlei nes where
main olfti hnSeel a(va nudn,l imkaen y delaoyros mi tlbsf 3.
openitnhgescr,ue rr enitsalv ye rcyl ear 2 c4
'mailni ne'), mtehnmeta iioannl i­ngT herneo'mtsu cthos aaytt hpiosi nt,
ternative aoswp etg ioTo.hn isss h ouledx cetphtaS tl apvl aycearnsm ee2t
helepx pltahirene asonbeihnigtn hde lD f3w it2h. lb .f.6 o r2. c.6.i; n n either
structuorfti hncegh aptoeftr hsbi oso k.c asdeo eWsh ithea vaen ythbientgt er
tha3n c 4( seTeh Gea mbGiutit doe
1 d4 thTeo rArtet faoctrhk ce o nsequences
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follobwye3 .d d. 5.) I.ti so utstihdee Blacrke infodr5ac nedsp repairne s,
scopoeft hibso otkoc onsitdheiern ­certcaaisnet sop, l a.yd. x.c t4h,r eaten­
tricaocfit ehse smoev e-orsdienrcsei ntgo h olodnt ot hpea wbny . b.5..
therye aalrldeyi fferoepnetn iOnnges . Someti2m. e.s. dxcQ4u e(etnh'es
importpaonittno tn otiest haatft e1r GambiAtc cepted) ttroat nhsep oses
c4c 6W,h itcea np la2ye 4t,r anspoSsl­a(v3lb f3lb f64 lb c3c 6b eintgh e
intgo l inoefst hCea ro-Kawnhni,l em osnto taebxlaem pwlhei)al veo iding
thowsheo o pewni t1hlb f3a roef tent hEex chaVnagrei aHtoiwoenv.ge irv,e n
inn oh urrtyo a dvantcheec i-arn d/oWrh itev'arsi eotfdy a ngeraolutse rna­
d-pawannsdo, fc ourisites n oets sent­ivveesr stuhsQe G A,i hta rdsleye ms
titaolp laayne ardl4yi nt hEen gliswho rtthh beo thuenrl etshsQe G A is
OpeniOnngei. d etaon oties1 c 4c 62 alsiony ourre pertoire.
lbf3 d5 3e 3lbf64 lbc3i. g4(. a.6.S lav 3 lbf3
playcearhnsa pppillay4.y a. 6.5) c xd5, ThiissW hitem'ossc to mmoann d
when5. c.x.d 56? 'ft'!b 3g ivBelsa ckf leximbolveeT .h eraer tew oi mpor­
problebmu5ts. ,i.. x.f3 6 'ft' xfc3x d75 tanatl ternatives.
INRTOUDCTION 7
Firs3tc lxyd,5 cxadc5c oirstd,oi nSgt itlhlle,i n5e fi.4.tt: :lc66 e 3i. .g4
somet,h meo sttr oublefsoormomef (among oatphpeerasrr)es l iafbolre
ExchanVgaer iatfiooBr nl acTkh.e BlacWkh.i tceaa nl spol a4ye 3w,h ich
ideiast hasti nWchei thea sn oty et inviBtleasct koe nteSre mai -Svliaav
commithtieksdn igthoft 3 h,e r etai4n. se. 6.e, t cw.h,i cihso bviously outside
thpeo ssiboifdl eivteyl oipttioo n tgh ert hes copoeft hibso o(ks eSet effen
squaroerps l,a yfi4ntt:,g:lf 3a ndtt: :le5, PedersTehnM'ees rSaynts eimfy ou
whehne w ilbler eatdoyr ecapotnu rwea nptr epaaw rheo lceo mplseyxs tem
e5( iBfl acekx chankgneisg hwtist)h i nr espotnosa e s ide.l).i..Sn eev eral
thfe- paHwonw.e vtehri,ms a yn oitn oldbeoro kosn t hSel aavr gued that
facbtee noutgohg ivWeh itaene dgeB lacokn'lsry e liianbdleep enodpe­nt
against psltaamyno;dr aerodvB elra,c kt iowna s4. g.6.t, h Sec hlecVhartiear­
alshoas so mtea ctical re4s potnisowenhs,i, ci hsva pi az.s sainvdce u rrently
tt::lce35 t,r ansptoosa i lnigno eft he unpopuhlyabrr oifdG rtinfealndd
WinawCeoru nter-G(a3tt:m :lbcei35t ) SlaEvC. Oc lassiiatfi sea Gs r tinfeld,
havianvgo idtehmdeo sctri tirceapll ya ndI a mh apptyof olltohwil se ad,
(i.4de x.e 5a)n,4d fi.4.tt: :lc56 tt::lec53, prefertrodi envgo stpea cient hiasl ­
whichha cso nsidesriambillea ritrieeasbd.uy l gbionogtk ol inoefts h ree al
Theo thiemrp ortaalntte rnaitsi vSel atvh Iac ta n actrueaclolmymt eon d
thnea tu3r att:l:l wch3i,cf hos ro mree a­eithWehri toer B lacBkl.a chka sa
sonh asal wabyese fna lre spso pulanru mbeorfS laovp tihoenrsFe i.r stly,
thadne velotphikeni gn gk'nsi gahtt theem ergeonftc hewe h ol.ea. 6.t reat­
this pBolianchktav .sa riroeupsl iemse.n gti vuess4. a.6.i; n t hisr endition,
Firstthleay f,o rementWiinoan­eWdh ithea psl ayaende arel3yw, h ich
werC ounter-G(a.3me .b5.il) te atdos isp opulbaurtp robanbolaty m ajor
interepsltaiiynmn agn lyi nbeusht,a s thrteoat th. ea. 6.i deSae.c ondtlhye,r e
generbaelelrnye garadsae l di tstulse­ ist hien depeniddee4n.a ti.. .g.4 T.h is
pecetv esri nKcaes pairnotvr od4u coeddd -loomkoivpnerg o vseusrp risingly
dxed54 5 ett:4:l'i i'a5+6 di.2.i n1 992.d isrupBtliavcpekr. o vof3k,ew sh ich
Howevetrh,ig sa mbrietm aipnlsa y­mighbteu sef(urla tthhearwn e aken­
ablees,p eciiyafol uloryp poniesnno tt ing/obstriufWc htiitcveoe u)l sdu c­
GarrKya spa.r.o.v cessffuollllyuo pww iteh4 ,b uti t
Blackm'oss itn terersetpilinysg doesanp'pte tahrah tec anO.fc ourse,
3. d.x.c 4, wihsti hceho retcirciatli4l­ ytt: :lcf3o metsot hsea mteh iansg3
calI.tg enerlaelaltdyos f orcpilnagy tt: :lf3tt: :lf64 tt::lc3.
wherBel acakp petarosh avhei ssh are 3 tt:f:l6
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oft hceh ances. Thiiss b yf atrh em oscto mmon
Overwhelmtihnmego lsypt o pulamro viefB laciksr ealpllya yaiS nlga v.
repliys3 . tt:.:lf.6 t,h outghhi asl low3s. d.x.c i4sa f aimrliyn oarl ternative,
Whitbey,4 cxdc5x d5t,or eacthh e sinwciet hhik sn igshttio lnbl l W,h ite
'besfto'r omf E xchanVgaer iaticoannr. e gatihnpe a wni na c onvenient
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wayA.l thotuhgilhsi n lee atdois n ters­evegroaolrd e plsiheosu)gl idvh ei m
estipnlgaf ye,wp layreeraslt lryui stt, a s atisfgaacmteo.r y
andii ts g enersaelelanysa p oorre la­Anothpeorp umloavrie s t hseo me­
tiotnot hAeb rahams/Noteboowmh.a dtu l4l e 3T.h iasl lows Black to
3. e.6.i sr ealald yi fferoepnetn indge.v elhoipqs u een's abcitsihvoepl y,
Somep eopclael iltt he" Semi-Slaanvdt hisse emssu fficiteong ti vhei m
with.oltJ.uf.t6 "b, uItw ould congsoiodcdeh ra ncTehse.ri esa lstoh 4e. a.6.
.ltJ.f.6 ( anltJdc 3f otrh amta ttteobr )e treatmtehnotut,gh hiv se rsiisaol ni t­
ani ntepgraaroltf t hSee mi-S-laba ivtt lter icfkoyrB l ack swiinttchhe e
likaes kifnogSr p amE,g ga ndC hipsk nignhotty ecto mmitttoec d3 t,h e
withotuhStep amI.w oulpdr efteor c5-squiasmr oer oef a probltehma n
cailttlh Ter ianogrWl eed gVear iatiouns,u al.
andi tc oulwde lblet hseu bjoefca tn 4g 3i sr eminiosfcR eentotirC ata­
entbioroeIk ct.a bne u seadsa r outtoe lalni nAegsa.i Bnl,a ccka nfr eedley­
thSee mi-Sbluaitvct a anl sboeg ivenv elhoipqs u eenb'iss hwoipt haonuyt
indepensdiegnnti fic4a nltJccde3x. c 4 unplearseapnetr cussions.
(thAeb rahams/NotVeabroioamt io4n� )c 2i rsa thaenir n teremsotvien.g
an4de 3f 5( a foofSrm t oneDwuatlclh B)l acckaf no rtcher o.ui..gf.h5 t,h ough
both atvroainds potsoai S tliaoovnr herteh ilse atdosc omplicaTthieo ns.
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alsboep layaegda i3nltJ sct3 t,h oug�h b3ltJ b4a rbei zaarnrdue n resolved,
theanf t3e. re. 6.Wh itec arne pwliyt hw hitlehs ea foep ti4o. dn.x .c h4a rse ­
4e 4( thMear shaGlalm biTth)eT. ri ­ centbleyer ne ndelreespdsl acbiy5d
angle/Wiesnd ogateS laavn,di st huse 4I.d ont'hti Bnkl acskh ouelsdp e­
outstihdseec opoeft hibso okH.o w­ ciaflelay4�r c 2b,u hte n eetdosh ave
eveirit,sa f actfooWrrh itteoc onsidperre paarr eeds pownistceho nsiderable
whedne cidhionwtg om eetth Sel av.c area,n ds houklede upp t od atwei th
4 ltJcJ( D) theoredteivceallo pments.
Thiiss b yf atrh em osnta tural
moveI.ti sa lstoh meo stth eoretically
critaincdta hlme o spto pulianpr r ac­
tic4ec .x d5 cixsyd e5at n otfhoerrm
ofE xchanVgaer iatEiCoOn'c.sl assi­
ficatsiyosnt peomr triaatys ts h mea in
versiooftn h eEx chantgheo,u ignh
practmiacnepy l ayperresf teomr a ke
theex chaonngd e5e arloirea rtl, e ast
befoprlea ylDifn3gW. h iteg'osai ln
thEex chanigste os ecuarp ea inless
edgaen dt hegnr ianwda y. However,
ana lerrets pofnrsoBeml a(ctkh aerree