Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nf3/3...Nf6/4. Nc3/4...dxc4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 | |
| Parent: Slav Defence | |
| Responses: | |
4...dxc4 · Slav accepted
[edit | edit source]Black finally takes the sacrificial pawn with dxc4. Despite being known as the "Pure Slav," this move has about half the popularity of 4...e6, the Semi-Slav. The idea of this move is to threaten a pawn advance onto White's queenside. If White prudently defends with 5. a4, Black gets time to develop the light-squared bishop. Apart from a4, White can gambit the pawn while building up the center with 5. e4 or 5. e3.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
| 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alapin variation | a4 Bf5 |
e3 e6 |
Bb4 Bxc4 |
⩲ |
| Slav gambit | e4 b5 |
e5 Nd5 |
a4 e6 |
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| Alekhine variation | e3 b5 |
a4 b4 |
Na2 e6 |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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