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Playing Black Pieces against Queen-side Openings


Example games where White avoids the Cambridge Springs

The only examples I have are from the CATALAN.

A1.2. The Semi-Slav

Why not a whole one? The ordinary line SLAV goes

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4

and Black has tried:

I have gone for the SEMI-SLAV because it seems easier to play into from other openings:

The SEMI-SLAV has two very popular main lines:

  1. the MERAN System (a), and (b)
  2. the ANTI-MERAN GAMBIT

I'll show you an example of each but they are very fashionable systems with an awful lot of sharp theory to learn.

Example Games in the Semi-Slav


Example Games in the EXCHANGE Variation
Black plays solidly