Lakdawala: The Slav - Opening Repertoire OHNE BILD 100 Chapter 16: English Attack

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with thoroughly strategic and tactical explanations and is not afraid to betray some of the secrets from his own analysis lab

No wonder World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played this variation

023 3) Duffer Attack (4 Ng5): Introduction and 6 d3

Rook & Pawn vs Bishop

Lakdawala: The Slav - Opening Repertoire OHNE BILD 100 Chapter 16: English AttackThe Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) is a great choice against 1 d4 for players who are after a solid position from the opening but one that also contains dynamic possibilities. The pawn on c6 guarantees Black a firm foothold in the centre but there is also the ever present possibility to capture on c4 and possibly even try to hold on to this pawn. The Slav is ideal for combining reliability with a promise for dynamic counterplay in the middlegame. In Opening