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by Hogeye Bill
The Triangle Slav 2 of 10

Slav Triangle System I

Abrahams Variation (Lines 1 - 7)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 nf3 dc4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 a4 e3 bd2 axb5 bxc3 b3 bxc4 bb2 bd3 0-0 qc2 e4 c5

bb4 b55 a5 bxc3 cxb5 bb7 b4 nf6 nbd7 0-0dia qc7 e5 ed4 ï
2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... re1 nd2 qd2 c5
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ne4 nxd2 qc7 f5 ï
3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... nd2 f4 bc2
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... re8 nc5 nce4 ï
4 ... ... ... ... ... ... d5 bxc4 bxf6 qa4+ nd4 nb3 qb5 qa5
... ... ... ... ... ... nf6 b4 qxf6 nd7 e5 ke7 ba6 rhb8
ï
5 ... ... ... ... bxc3 ne5 rb1
... ... ... ... cxb5 nf6 ba6 ñ
6 e4 a4 bd2 qb1 be2 0-0 rd1
b5 bb4 nf6! a6 bb7 be7 nbd7 ó
7 e3 bd2 a3 bxc3 nd2 be2 bf3
b5 bb4 bxc3 nf6 0-0 bb7 nbd7 ï
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The Triangle Slav 3 of 10

Slav Triangle System II

Marshall Gambit (Lines 8 - 14)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4 bb4+
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

8 bd2 bxb4 be2dia bxc5 bf3 bd6 ne2 rg1 nc3

qd4 qxe4 c5 qxg2 qg5 nc6 nge7 qf6 nd4 ï
9 ... ... ... ... qd6 0-0-0 qxc6 bd6 bd3 ne2
... ... ... ... nd7 qc6 bxc6 ne7 bb7 nc8 ô
10 ... ... ... ... qd2 0-0-0 nf3 ba3 ne5 bh5
... ... ... ... qh1 nd7 qg2 a5 ngf6 ra6 ô
11 ... ... bc3 nf3 0-0 re1
... ... nc6 f6 nge7 qf4 ó
12 ne2 qd6 ba3 qd2 f4 0-0-0
nd7 a5! qe5 c5 qb8 b6 ñ
13 ... ... ... qd2 bc3 0-0-0 ng3 be2
... ... ... c5 ngf6 0-0 qh4! b6 ñ
14 nc3 nf3 be3 be2 d5 fxe3 e4 0-0 cxd5
c5 nf6 nc6 ng4 nxe3 ne7 0-0 exd5 ng6 ï
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Marshall Gambit - Black plays 8 … c5!?

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Slav Triangle System III

Anti-Triangle Systems
Colle, London, Early e3 & Exchange QGD (Lines 15 - 20)
1 d4 d5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 nf3 e3 c4 nc3 bd3 qxd3 cxd5 0-0 h4

c6 bf5 e6 nd7 bxd3 f5dia cxd5 bd6 a6 ï
16 ... bf4 e3 bd3 qxd3 bg3
... bf5 e6 bxd3 bd6 nf6 ï
17 c4 nc3 e3 nf3 bd3 bxc4 bb3 0-0 qe2 rd1
e6 c6 nf6(a) a6 dxc4 b5 c5 bb7 nbd7 qb8 ï
18 ... ... qc2 b3 bd2 bd3 0-0 a3
... ... b5 bb4 nbd7 bb7 qe7 bd6 ï
19 cxd5 nf3 bf4 bxd6 e3 bd3 qxd3 0-0
exd5 bf5 bd6 qxd6 nf6 bxd3 0-0 nbd7 ï
20 ... ... ... bf4 e3 bxd6 bd3 qc2
... ... ... nf6 bd6 qxd6 0-0 bg4 ï
(a) Black can also play a Stonewall setup with 4 … f5 (5 g4!?) or 4 … bd6 and 5 … f5.

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The 3 … bf5 Anti-Colle after 7 … f5;
a Stonewall without the bad bishop.

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The Triangle Slav 5 of 10
nearest task is to set his e-pawn in motion
Key Games without allowing Black a timely blockade by e5.
15 re1 ne4!?
Sometimes it takes a long time to realize the
simplest things. It's a good idea to prevent e4
Abrahams System literally manually! Krasenkov's following play is
a model of central restrainment strategy.
Main Line 16 nd2!?
Black's Ne4 is so unpleasant White doesn't
1 shy away from further exchanges to get rid of
Zuger,Beat - Klinger,J it. Another about equivalent possibility is (16 c5
Bern (1) 1991 bc6 17 bc2 qc7 18 ba4 rfc8 = Compared
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Noteboom V) to 15...Re8 Black has saved a tempo and he
has no problems. (18 … rfb8!?) 19 bxc6?!
1 d4 c6 2 nf3 d5 3 c4 e6 4 nc3 dxc4 5 e3 b5 qxc6 20 qa4 qxa4 21 rxa4 ndxc5!?
6 a4 bb4 7 bd2 bb7 8 axb5 bxc3 9 bxc3 22 dxc5 nxc5 23 raa1 a4 24 bd4 nb3 -/+
cxb5 10 b3 a5 11 bxc4 b4 12 bb2 nf6 Van Beers-Kroeze/NLD-chT/1998/; 16 qc2 f5!
13 bd3 nbd7 14 O-O O-O 15 qc2 qc7 doesn't solve White's problem with the Ne4.
16 e4 e5 17 c5 exd4 18 bxd4 ng4 19 bb5 (16 … ndf6? 17 ne5 +/-))
nde5 20 nxe5 nxe5 21 qb2 f6 22 bxe5 16 … nxd2
fxe5 23 c6 bc8 24 rfc1 qb6 25 qxe5 a4 17 qxd2 qc7
26 rc5 b3 27 bc4+ kh8 28 qe7 ba6 18 c5
29 bxa6 rfe8 30 qd6 qxa6 31 rg5 b2 (18 e4? e5 19 re3 exd4 20 bxd4 ne5 -/+
32 rb1 qc4 0-1 Ellers,H-Stangl,M/BL 9798/1997/ (20 … nc5!?
$36))
2 18 … f5
(18 … e5?! 19 rac1 /)
Sadler,Matthew - Krasenkow,Michal 19 f3
Germany: Bundesliga 1998 Tempting is (19 e4!? fxe4 Insufficient is the tactical
Annotator: Stohl (19 … nf6 20 exf5 ng4 21 g3!? exf5 22 qg5! +/-)
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Abrahams V) 20 bxe4 bxe4 21 rxe4 nf6 (21 … qc6
1 d4 d5 22 rae1 rf6!? (oo) (22 … rfe8? 23 d5)) 22 rxe6
2 c4 e6 ng4 23 rd6 rxf2 24 qg5! (oo) (24 qd1?
3 nc3 c6 rxg2+! -+; 24 qc1? qe7 -+))
4 nf3 dxc4!? 19 … nf6
5 a4 bb4 20 bc4
6 e3 b5 (20 e4?! is now premature 20 … fxe4 21 fxe4
7 bd2 a5 ng4 22 g3 rf2 23 re2 raf8 /; 20 h3!? (oo)
8 axb5 bxc3 with gradual central expansion deserved
9 bxc3 cxb5 attention.)
10 b3 bb7 20 … bd5
11 bxc4 b4 21 bxd5
12 bb2 nf6 (21 bd3 bc6! enables Black to place his B on
13 bd3 nbd7 a better square.)
14 O-O O-O 21 … nxd5!?
The basic position of this line. What is (21 … exd5 seemingly buries the white B and
stronger-the central pawns supported by a ^^, wins the battle for e4. But the position
or the potentially dangerous duo a+b? White's becomes too static and after 22 ra4 or

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The Triangle Slav 6 of 10
(22 qc2!? +/= Black's pawns are stopped. 32 c7 rc8 33 rxa4 qxc7 34 qxc7 rxc7 -+
White can gradually activate his B via e1 and _|_,o^b3,/)
g3.)) 30 … rfc8
22 e4?! 31 rac1 b2! -+
This natural move is suprisingly connected This temporary R-sacrifice is decisive.
with a rather high degree of risk. More patient 32 qxa8
is the prophylactic (22 qc2! (oo) Qa4 Also (32 rc6 qxd5 33 exd5 a3 -+)
playable is ; 22 ra4 e5!? 23 dxe5!? (23 rea1 32 … rxa8
e4; 23 e4 fxe4 24 rxe4 (24 fxe4 nf4 -/+) 24 … qc6) 33 c8=q+ rxc8
23 … qxc5 24 bd4 = ) 34 rxc8+ qf8
22 … fxe4 35 rxf8+ kxf8
23 fxe4 nf6 36 rb1 a3
24 h3? 37 kf2 ke7
This move loses time and certainly deserves a
38 ke3 a2
question-mark. (24 d5 ng4! -/+
39 rxb2 a1=q 0-1
(24 … qxc5+?! 25 bd4 =/+ White should
have played the consequent); 24 rac1! /
24 … ng4 25 g3 rf2 26 re2 raf8 Here Nh2 3
is not such a terrible threat, White seemingly
has 2 alternatives: 27 d5!? (27 c6 nxh2 Pham Minh Hoang - Bui Vinh
(27 … a4!? (oo)) 28 rxf2 qxg3+ 29 kh1!? (29 rg2 Thua Thien Hue: VIE-ch 2000
nf3+ 30 kh1 =) 29 … rxf2 30 qxf2 qxf2 31 c7 =) (D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Noteboom V)
27 … nxh2 28 rxf2 qxg3+ 29 rg2 nf3+ 1 nf3 d5 2 d4 c6 3 c4 e6 4 nc3 dxc4 5 a4
30 kh1 qh4+ (30 … qh3+ 31 rh2 nxh2 32 qxh2 bb4 6 e3 b5 7 bd2 bb7 8 axb5 bxc3
rf1+ =) 31 rh2 qxe4 32 qe2! (32 qg2? ne1!! - 9 bxc3 cxb5 10 b3 a5 11 bxc4 b4 12 bb2
+) 32 … ne1+ 33 kg1! nf3+ =) nf6 13 bd3 O-O 14 O-O nbd7 15 nd2 re8
24 … qc6 16 f4 nc5 17 bc2 nce4 18 nf3 qc7 19 ne5
25 qd3? nd7 20 qh5 re7 21 qh4 nf8 22 rfd1 f6
And this costs the game for sure. (25 d5! 23 nf3 qxc4 24 rdc1 qd5 25 qe1 nd6
qxc5+ (25 … exd5 26 bxf6 rxf6 27 qxd5+ / 26 bd3 qb3 27 qe2 be4 28 bxe4 nxe4
and Black's pawns are vulnerable)) 29 rab1 qd5 30 nd2 nxd2 31 qxd2 rb7
25 … a4
32 ra1 a4 33 rc5 qb3 34 bc1 a3 35 f5
26 d5 exd5!
nd7 36 rc6 exf5 37 h3 qd5 38 qc2 b3
(26 … qxc5+?! 27 bd4)
39 rc8+ kf7 40 qc3 rxc8 0-1
27 bxf6 qxf6
28 qxd5+
(28 exd5? qf2+ /This is a key difference, 4
compared to 25.d5!)
Serebrjanik,A - Maksimenko,A
28 … qf7
29 c6 b3 Vrnjacka Banja 1991
30 c7 (D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Abrahams V)
Slightly better was the passive (30 reb1 rfd8 1 c4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 nf3 e6 4 nc3 dxc4 5 a4
31 qc5 (31 qxf7+?! kxf7 32 ra3 ke6 -+) bb4 6 e3 b5 7 bd2 a5 8 axb5 bxc3 9 bxc3
31 … h6!? -/+ /-+,/,Ra6 Black gradually cxb5 10 b3 bb7 11 d5 nf6 12 bxc4 b4
surrounds and captures Pc6. (31 … qa7? 13 bxf6 qxf6 14 qa4+ nd7 15 nd4 e5
32 qxa7 rxa7 33 c7 = /,Rb3.); 30 rf1 qxd5 16 nb3 ke7 17 qb5 ba6 18 qxa5 rhb8
31 exd5 b2 32 rxf8+ kxf8 33 rf1+ ke7 -+; 19 d6+ ke8 20 qd5 bb7 21 qd2 rxa1+
30 ra3 rfd8 31 qc5 rd2 (31 … qa7!? -+)

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The Triangle Slav
22 nxa1 nc5 23 d7+ kd8 24 qxb4 qd6
25 qd2 qa6 26 qb2 qa5+ 0-1
Abrahams Deviations
5 O-O 10 be2 bb7 11 bf3 nbd7 12 O-O qc7
Matveeva,Svetlana - Polgar,Zsuzsa
Moscow ol (Women) 1994
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Abrahams V)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 nf3 dxc4 5 a4
bb4 6 e3 b5 7 bd2 a5 8 axb5 bxc3 9 bxc3
cxb5 10 ne5 nf6 11 rb1 ba6 12 be2 O-O
13 f4 ne4 14 bf3 nxd2 15 qxd2 ra7 16 d5
exd5 17 bxd5 kh8 18 rd1 qe8 19 kf2 f6
20 qd4 re7 21 nf7+ rexf7 22 bxf7 qxf7
23 qb6 bb7 24 rd4 nc6 25 rd6 ne5
26 ra1 be4 27 rd8 nd3+ 28 ke2 h6
29 rxf8+ qxf8 30 qxb5 qc8 31 f5 bxf5
32 rxa5 be4 33 qh5 bxg2 34 ra7 qb8
0-1
6
Jobava,Baadur- Bacrot,Etienne
Linares 2001
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Noteboom V)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 nf3 dxc4 5 e4 b5
6 a4 bb4 7 bd2 nf6 8 qb1 a6 9 be2 bb7
10 O-O be7 11 rd1 nbd7 12 bg5 h6
13 bh4 O-O 14 bg3 qb6 15 h3 rfe8 16 b3
cxb3 17 qxb3 b4 18 e5 nh5 19 bh2 bxc3
20 qxb6 nxb6 21 rdb1 c2 22 rxb6 ba3
23 rxb7 reb8 24 bxa6 rxb7 25 bxb7 rb8
26 ne1 c1=q 27 rxc1 bxc1 28 bxc6 rb1
29 kf1 bd2 30 ke2 bxe1 31 g4 bc3
32 kd3 ba1 33 gxh5 rb4 34 a5 rxd4+
35 ke2 rc4 36 bb7 bd4 37 a6 ba7 38 kf3
kf8 39 bf4 bxf2 40 bxh6 gxh6 41 kxf2
ra4 42 kg3 ke7 43 kf3 kd7 44 ke3 kc7
45 kd3 kb6 46 bc8 rh4 47 bd7 rxh3+
48 ke4 rh4+ 49 kd3 rxh5 50 kd4 kxa6
51 be8 rf5 52 bc6 kb6 53 be4 rf4 0-1
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Tedchik,Bahumil - Darbinian,George
Marianska Lazna Open 2010
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Noteboom V)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 nf3 dxc4 5 e3 b5
6 bd2 bb4 7 a3 bxc3 8 bxc3 nf6 = 9 nd2
13 qc2 a6 -/+ black has an extra pawn.
14 rfe1 rfd8 15 b4?! e5! 16 dxe5 nxe5
17 be2 neg4 18 bxg4 nxg4 19 g3 rd3
20 ne4 rd5 21 h4 h6 22 nc5 rad8
23 rad1 nxe3 -+ 24 rxe3 rxd1+ 25 kg2
r1d5 26 qe2 bc8 27 re7 qd6 28 re8+
rxe8 29 qxe8+ qf8 30 qxc6 rd6 31 qe4
qd8 32 qe5 rf6 33 bd4 bg4 0-1
Marshall Gambit
Main Line: 8 be2
8
Spraggett,Kevin - Gentes,Kevin
Canada zt 1992
Annotator: Ftacnik
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 c4 e6 2 nc3 d5 3 d4 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 be2 c5
9 bxc5 qxg2 10 bf3 qg5 11 bd6 (11 qd6
nd7 12 be3 qa5+ 13 b4 qe5 -/+) 11 … nc6
(11 … ne7 12 nh3 qf6 13 rg1 nf5 14 ba3 qe5+
15 kf1 Vladimirov-Monin/URS/1980/) 12 ne2
(12 bxc6+ bxc6 13 nf3 qf5 14 qe2 +/= c5? 15 nh4!
+- Spraggett,K) 12 … nge7 13 rg1 qf6
14 nc3 nd4! (14 … nf5?! 15 bxc6+! bxc6 16 ne4
qd8 (16 … qxb2 17 rb1 qxa2 18 rxg7! +-;
16 … qd4 17 qxd4 nxd4 18 rxg7 nc2+ 19 kd2
nxa1 20 nf6+ kd8 21 rxf7 ba6 22 bc7+ kc8
23 ne4 +-) 17 qd2 ba6 18 b3 +/- Spraggett,K-
Majorovas/Cannes op/1992/) 15 bh1?! (15 be4!
ndf5 16 ba3) 15 … ndf5! 16 ba3 qe5+
17 be4 qxh2 18 rh1 qe5! 19 qe2 nd4
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20 qe3 nef5 21 qd3 bd7 22 O-O-O (22 f4
qxf4 23 bxb7 rd8 -+) 22 … O-O-O 23 rhe1
qf4+ 24 kb1 bc6! 25 qh3 bxe4+ 26 rxe4
(26 nxe4 nf3 -+) 26 … qxf2 27 rc1 qf3
28 qh2 qg3 29 rh1 (29 qxg3 nxg3 30 rg4
ngf5 -+) 29 … nf3 30 qc2 nd2+ 31 ka1
nxe4 32 qxe4 qd3 33 qe5 nd4 0-1
Ftacnik,L
9 23 h4 ne5 24 be2 b6 25 f4 nc6 26 qg2 bd7 27 bf3
Shishkin,Vadim - Kantorik,Marian
Krakow 2001
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 be2 c5
9 bxc5 qxg2 10 qd6 nd7 11 O-O-O qc6
12 qxc6 bxc6 13 bd6 bb7 (13 … ne7 =)
14 c5 (14 nf3! ne7 15 ne5 +/=) 14 … ne7
15 nf3 nf5 16 rhg1 nxd6 17 rxd6 nxc5
18 rxg7 ke7 19 rd4 rag8 20 rg3 rd8
21 rf4 rhg8 22 rh4 rxg3 23 hxg3 rh8
24 ne5 nd7 25 nxd7 kxd7 26 ra4 ra8
27 rh4 rh8 28 ra4 ra8 29 rd4+ kc7
30 rg4 kd6 31 rg7 rf8 32 rxh7 c5
33 rh4 bc6 34 kc2 rb8 35 kc3 rb7
36 bc4 bd5 37 b3 bxc4 38 rxc4 f5 39 ra4
kd5 40 ra6 rh7 41 kd3 e5 1/2
10
Sulava,Nenad - Palac,Mladen
Slavonski Brod: CRO-ch 1995
Annotator: Ftacnik
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 be2 c5
9 bxc5 qxg2 10 qd2
(10 bf3 qg5 11 qd4 (11 bd6 nc6 (11 … ne7
12 ne2 qf6 13 nc3 nf5 14 nb5 na6 15 qb3 nxd6
16 nxd6+ kf8 17 qa3 qe5+ 18 ne4+ kg8 19 O-O-O
h6 20 rd8+ kh7 21 rxh8+ kxh8 22 qf8+ kh7
23 qxf7 +/- San Segundo,P-Korneev,O/Linares op/
1995/1-0 (33)) 12 bxc6+ bxc6 13 nf3 qd8 14 rg1
nh6 15 bc5 qxd1+ 16 rxd1 nf5 17 ng5 f6 18 ne4
a6 19 f4 kf7 20 nd6+ nxd6 21 rxd6 re8 22 rxc6
rd8 (oo) Kinsman,A-Payen,A/Paris-London (03)/
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1994/0-1 (40)) 11 … nd7 12 bb4 qe5+ 13 ne2 qxd4
14 nxd4 ne5 15 be2 bd7 16 rg1 ne7 17 bd6
n5g6 18 bf3 bc6 19 nxc6 bxc6 20 O-O-O rc8 21 b4
Vaiser,A-Ivanov,S/URS-OT56 Uzhgorod/1988/0.5 (49))
10 … qxh1 11 O-O-O nd7 12 nf3 (12 bf3
qxh2 13 bxb7 qc7! 14 bxa8 qxc5 -/+) 12 … qg2
(12 … qxd1+ 13 qxd1 (13 bxd1 nxc5 14 qd4 bd7
15 qxc5 rc8 +/=) 13 … nxc5 14 qd4 ne7 15 qxc5
bd7 (15 … f6 16 nd4 a6 17 qd6 kf7 18 c5 re8
19 bc4 nc6 20 nf5 rd8 21 qg3 g6 22 nd6+ kg7
+- Tataev,M-Boguslawsky,M/Protvino/1992/) 16 ne5
nc6 (16 … bc6!? 17 nxc6! bxc6 18 bf3 rc8
19 qxa7 +/-) 17 bf3! nxe5 18 qxe5 f6 19 qg3 O-O-O
20 qxg7 +/- Yusupov,A-Dokhoian,Y/BRD/1994/1-0 (39))
13 ba3 (13 ne5 ngf6 14 qd6 qg5+ 15 f4 ne4!)
13 … a5 (13 … ne7 14 ne5 O-O 15 bxe7 nxe5
16 bxf8 bd7 17 ba3 be8 18 qe3 nc6 19 bd6 rd8
20 h4 e5 0.5/Flear,G-Vera,R/Elgoibar/1994/) 14 ne5
ngf6 (14 … h6 15 nxd7 qg5 16 nb6 qxd2+
17 rxd2 rb8 18 bd6 +-) 15 bh5 (15 qd6? qg5+
16 kb1 ne4 -+) 15 … ra6 (15 … nxh5 16 nxd7 f6
17 nb6 qc6 18 qd8+ kf7 19 qxh8 qxb6 20 rg1 g5
21 qf8+ kg6 22 qe8+ kf5 23 qxh5) 16 bxf7+
kd8 17 bh5 qxh2
(17 … nxh5!? 18 nxd7 (18 nf7+ ke8 19 nxh8 qxh2
-/+) 18 … kc7 19 nb6 (19 bd6+ kxd7 20 ba3+ ke8
21 qd8+ kf7 22 qxh8 rc6 -+; 19 nf8 kb8 20 qd8
nf6 21 bd6+ rxd6 22 qxd6+ ka8 23 qc5 qc6 -+)
19 … rxb6 20 bd6+ kd7 (20 … kc6 21 bb8 +-)
21 bc5+ ke8 (21 … kc7 22 bxb6+ kxb6 23 qd4+
ka6 24 qc5 b6 -+) 22 qd8+ kf7 23 qxh8 rc6 -+)
18 nf7+ kc7 19 bf3 kb8 Black has
artificially completed a castling and is left with
a spare pawn. (19 … re8 20 rh1) 20 nxh8
qh4 21 nf7 e5 (21 … qxc4+ 22 kb1 (oo))
22 kb1 ne4 23 qe3 (23 qe1 ndf6)
23 … ndf6 Black s pieces are coming to life
with unpleasant ferrocity. 24 nxe5 re6
25 qd4?! (25 ng4! qg5 (25 … nxg4 26 qf4+ ka8
27 bxe4) 26 nxf6 qxe3 27 fxe3 nxf6 28 bd6+ +/=)
25 … qf4 26 bxe4 qxe4+ 27 qxe4 nxe4
28 f4 g5 29 rd4 re8 30 nf7 (30 rxe4?? bf5 -
+) 30 … bf5 31 kc1 ng3 (31 … gxf4 32 nd6
nxd6 33 bxd6+ kc8 34 rxf4 =) 32 rd5 (32 rd6
gxf4 -/+) 32 … be6? (32 … re1+ 33 kd2 re2+)
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33 bd6+ ka7 34 rxa5+ kb6 0-1 (34... Kb6
35. Rb5+ Ka7 36. Bc5+ Kb8 37. Nd6)
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Leveille,Francois - Lesiege,A
Hamilton 1994
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 be2 c5
9 bc3 nc6 10 nf3 f6 11 O-O nge7 12 re1
qf4 13 nd2 O-O 14 g3 qc7 15 bd3 e5
16 ne4 b6 17 nd6 be6 18 f4 rad8 19 fxe5
fxe5 20 qh5 g6 0-1
8 ne2 Line
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Wells,Peter K - Dao Thien Hai
Hungary ch 1997
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 ne2
nd7 9 qd6 a5 10 ba3 qe5 11 qd2 c5 12 f4
qb8 13 O-O-O b6 14 g4 ne7 15 bg2 ra7
16 nc3 ba6 17 b3 O-O 18 bb2 a4 19 f5
axb3 20 axb3 ne5? (20 … exf5 =) 21 f6 n7g6
22 fxg7 kxg7 23 ne4 f6 24 g5 f5 25 nf6 kf7
26 rhe1 bxc4 27 bxc4 nxc4 28 qe2 qf4+
29 kb1 re7 30 rd7 nxb2 31 qxe6+ kg7
32 rxe7+ 1-0
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Englund,H - Forssen,E.O
Forsse: corr ch SVE 1980
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 c4 e6 2 nc3 d5 3 d4 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 bd2 qxd4 7 bxb4 qxe4+ 8 ne2
nd7 9 qd2 c5 10 bc3 ngf6 11 O-O-O O-O
12 ng3 qh4 13 f3 b6 14 be2 ba6 15 nf1
rfd8 16 g3 qh3 17 bxf6 gxf6 18 ne3 ne5
19 qc2 qh6 20 f4 rd4 21 rxd4 cxd4
22 qe4 rc8 23 qxd4 bxc4 24 nxc4 nxc4
Hogeye Bill
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25 kb1 b5 26 h4 e5 27 qd7 rc5 28 h5 qf8
29 qg4+ kh8 30 bxc4 rxc4 31 rc1 rxc1+
32 kxc1 qc5+ 33 kb1 qd5 34 a3 qd3+
35 kc1 h6 36 qc8+ kg7 37 qg4+ kh7
38 qh4 qf1+ 39 kc2 qe2+ 40 kc1 kg7
41 fxe5 fxe5 42 qh3 a5 43 g4 a4 44 qh4
qe3+ 45 kb1 qd4 46 qe7 e4 47 g5 qd1+
48 ka2 qd5+ 49 ka1 qxg5 0-1
14 - White Wimps Out
Seirawan,Yasser - Georgiev,Kiril
Brussels SWIFT blitz 1992
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav, Marshall G)
1 c4 e6 2 nc3 d5 3 d4 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 nxe4
bb4+ 6 nc3 c5 7 nf3 nf6 8 be3 nc6
9 be2 ng4 10 d5 nxe3 11 fxe3 ne7 12 e4
O-O 13 O-O exd5 14 cxd5 ng6 15 qc2 bg4
16 a3 ba5 17 na4 rc8 18 kh1 bc7
19 rad1 bd6 20 nc3 a6 21 h3 bxf3
22 rxf3 nh4 23 rf2 qg5 24 bg4 rce8
25 ne2 h5 26 bf3 f5 27 e5 rxe5 28 qd2
re3 29 rdf1 qe7 30 bxh5 g6 31 bf3 qe5
32 g3 nxf3 33 rxf3 rxe2 34 qg5 kg7
35 h4 qxb2 0-1
Anti-Triangle Systems
15 - Anti-Colle System
Razumova,T - Polyakova,N
ch-RUS women Elista RUS 1997
(D11 Queen's G-D Slav, 3.Nf3)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 bf5 3 nc3 e6 4 nf3 c6 5 e3
nd7 6 bd3 bxd3 7 qxd3 f5 8 cxd5 cxd5
9 O-O bd6 10 h4 a6 11 ng5 qe7 12 e4 fxe4
13 qh3 nf8 14 f3 h6 15 fxe4 hxg5 16 bxg5
qxg5 17 hxg5 rxh3 18 gxh3 be7 19 h4 dxe4
20 rae1 rc8 21 rxe4 rc4 22 rf3 b5 23 b3
rc7 24 ne2 rc2 25 a4 bxa4 26 bxa4 ra2
27 nc3 ra3 28 kg2 bb4 29 ree3 ne7
30 h5 nh7 31 ne4 rxe3 32 rxe3 nf5
33 rb3 a5 34 g6 nf8 35 ng5 ke7 36 rf3
nd7 37 rf4 nf6 38 nf3 nxh5 39 re4 nf6
40 re2 nd5 41 ng5 nf4+ 0-1
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16 - London System
Andersson,U - Chiburdanidze,M
Haninge 1988
(D02 Queen's Pawn Game)
1 nf3 d5 2 d4 bf5 3 bf4 c6 4 e3 e6 5 bd3
bxd3 6 qxd3 bd6 7 bg3 nf6 8 nbd2 bxg3
9 hxg3 nbd7 10 g4 nxg4 11 rxh7 rxh7
12 qxh7 qf6 13 qh5 nh6 14 ke2 qf5
15 qxf5 nxf5 16 rh1 ke7 17 ne5 nd6
18 rh7 rg8 19 nxd7 kxd7 20 g4 ke7
21 g5 kf8 22 c3 g6 23 kf3 ke7 24 kf4 rc8
25 nf3 kf8 26 rh8+ ke7 27 rh7 kf8
28 ne5 kg8 29 rh2 c5 30 nd7 cxd4
31 exd4 rc7 32 nf6+ kf8 33 rh8+ ke7
34 ng8+ kf8 35 nf6+ ke7 36 ng8+ kf8
37 nf6+ 1/2
17 - Accelerated Meran
Sagalchik,G - Ibragimov,I
Katowice 1990
(D29 Queen's G-A, Classical, 8...Bb7)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 nf3 nf6 4 e3 e6 5 bxc4
c5 6 O-O a6 7 qe2 b5 8 bb3 bb7 9 rd1
nbd7 10 nc3 qb8 11 d5 c4 12 dxe6 fxe6
13 bc2 bd6 14 e4 O-O 15 a4 ne5 16 nxe5
bxe5 17 axb5 axb5 18 rxa8 bxa8 19 h3
bc6 20 qe3 qb7 21 f3 bb8 22 qg5 qc7
23 be3 b4 24 ne2 bxe4 25 bxe4 nxe4
26 qg4 nf6 27 qxe6+ kh8 28 bf4 qc5+
29 kh1 re8 30 qf7 rf8 31 qe6 c3 32 bxc3
bxc3 33 qb3 bxf4 34 nxf4 qe3 35 nd3
rc8 36 qb7 rd8 0-1
18 - Accelerated Meran
Najdorf,M - Teschner,R
Helsinki olm 1952
(D45 QGD Semi-Slav, Acc.Meran (Alekhine V))
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 nf6 4 nf3 c6 5 e3 a6
6 qc2 b5 7 b3 bb4 8 bd2 nbd7 9 bd3 bb7
10 O-O qe7 11 a3 bd6 12 c5 bc7 13 e4
dxe4 14 nxe4 nxe4 15 bxe4 nf6 16 bd3
Hogeye Bill
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rd8 17 rfe1 O-O 18 bc3 g6 19 bd2 nd5
20 re4 f6 21 rae1 bc8 22 rg4 f5 23 bg5
nf6 24 rh4 rd5 25 b4 qf7 26 qb2 re8
27 bc2 nd7 28 bf4 bxf4 29 rxf4 qf6 30 h4
nf8 31 ne5 bb7 32 be4 rdd8 33 bxc6
bxc6 34 nxc6 rd5 35 qb3 kg7 36 qg3 e5
37 nxe5 ne6 38 ng4 nxf4 39 nxf6 rxe1+
40 kh2 rxd4 41 qc3 ne2 42 nh5+ kf8
43 qh3 rdd1 0-1
19 - QGD Exchange Variation
Minaya,Juan - Semkov,S
St John 1988
(D31 Queen's G-D, Semi-Slav)
1 c4 e6 2 nf3 d5 3 d4 c6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 nc3
bf5 6 bf4 bd6 7 bxd6 qxd6 8 e3 nd7
9 bd3 bxd3 10 qxd3 ngf6 11 O-O O-O
12 rab1 a5 13 a3 rfe8 14 b4 axb4 15 axb4
b5 16 nd2 ng4 17 nf3 ngf6 18 nd2 ra3
19 f3 re6 20 rfd1 nb6 21 e4 dxe4 22 fxe4
na4 23 rbc1 nb2 0-1
20- QGD Exchange Variation
Windsor,Yohakim - Vanush,Tamas
EU Ch 2010-03-00
(D35 Queen's G-D, Exchange V)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 nc3 c6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 bf4
nf6 6 e3 bd6 7 bxd6 qxd6 8 bd3 O-O
9 qc2 bg4!? 10 h3 bh5 11 nge2 bxe2
12 qxe2 nbd7 13 O-O rfe8 14 rab1 g6
15 qc2 kg7 16 rfc1 nb6 17 na4 nxa4
18 qxa4 h5 19 qd1 h4 20 rc3 a5 21 qf3 a4
22 ra3 qb4 23 qd1 b6 24 bc2 b5 25 bd3
re6 26 qe2 ng8 27 rc3 ne7 28 rc5 f5
29 qd1 rf8 30 a3 qa5 31 rbc1 f4 32 qg4
rff6 33 r5c3 (33 exf4 re1+ 34 rxe1
qxe1+ 35 bf1 qd2 -+ 36 qd7 rf7)
33 … fxe3 34 fxe3 rxe3 35 qxh4 qa7
36 kh1 qb8 37 bb1 re2 38 re1 qf4!
39 g4? qh2# 0-1
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