Slav 6.Ne5

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Slav 6.Ne5

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5

What to do at this point if 6..e6! Then 7f3 makes some problems for black. Rubin Fine recommends black sacrifice a bishop for 3 pawns if 7. f3 and 8.e4 destroying whites strong center for white

7...Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4

7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4

9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2

12... Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd4+ 14.Kc2

14... Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe5 16.Qe5 16.Qe5 This is a very important move it also works against 15.0-0 White is better here.

14... Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe5

if 6...e6! 7.f3 I suggest 7..Nfd7

if then 8.Nxc4 Qh4+

7.f3 Nfd7 8.Nxc4 Qh4+ !!!

The Queen check causes white to weaken his pawn structure defending his king(see game below) 9.g3 Qd8 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bf4 a5

9.g3 Qd8 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bf4 a5

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2005.3.31"] [Round ""] [White "Chessmaster"] [Black "bradzang"] [TimeControl "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Nfd7 8.Nxc4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qd8 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bf4 a5 12.Be2 Na6 13.O-O h5 14.Qb3 Nb4 15.Rad1 h4 16.g4 Nb6 17.Be5 N6d5 18.h3 Nf6 19.Ne3 Bh7 20.Bf4 Be7 21.Kg2 Nd7 22.Nc4 O-O 23.Rfe1 Nb6 24.Be5 Nxc4 25.Bxc4 Bd6 26.Ne2 Qc7 27.Qc3 Rad8 28.Nf4 c5 29.Bxd6 Qxd6 30.Ne2 cxd4 31.Rxd4 Qc6 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Bb5 Qd6 34.Qc4 g5 35.Qc1 Qd2 36.Qc7 Rd3 37.Qb8+ Rd8 38.Qc7 Rd3 39.Qb8+ Rd8 40.Qc7 1/2-1/2

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Some say don't go 6...e6 at all try 6...Nbd7!!

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7

7.Nxc4 Nd5 8.g3 e5

Here we have two choices

If 9. dxe5 then the knight can got to c5 9.. Nc5 as in the game below. The double e pawn is weak. He may even knock off the knight at c3 giving white an isolated c pawn

9. dxe5 Nc5

Game 3 PGN [Event "Smith & Williamson ch-GBR"] [Site "Scarborough HUN"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [White "Summerscale,A"] [Black "Ansell,S"] [Round "9"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2376"] [ECO "D17"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nd5 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nc5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. Qd4 Nxc3 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. bxc3 Kd7 18. Bg2 Be6 19. Kd2 Kxd6 20. Rhb1 Kc7 21. Rb4 Rhd8 22. Ke3 Rd6 23. Kd4 Ra5 24. Rb5 Rc6 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2

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If 9.Bg2 then 9.. exd4 some great player have used this line

9.Bg2 exd4 10.Qxd4 Qf6 11.Qxf6 Ndxf6 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Ne3 Be6 14.O-O Bc5

9.Bg2 exd4 10.Qxd4 Qf6 11.Qxf6

Black has equality after 11..N7xf6

see game 2 below

Game 2 PGN [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [TimeControl "-"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteELO "2827"] [BlackELO "2749"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nd5 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 exd4 10.Qxd4 Qf6 11.Qxf6 N7xf6 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Ne3 Be6 14.O-O Bc5 15.Rd1 O-O 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Rad8 18.e4 Bxd5 19.exd5 Rd7 20.Rb1 a5 21.d6 Rfd8 22.Rd5 b6 23.Bf4 f6 24.Rbd1 Kf7 25.Kg2 Ke6 26.Kf3 g6 27.g4 Bxd6 28.h4 Bxf4 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Rxd7 Kxd7 31.Kxf4 Kd6 32.Ke4 Kc5 33.f4 Kb4 34.f5 gxf5+ 35.Kxf5 Kxa4 36.Kxf6 Kb3 37.Kg7 Kxb2 38.Kxh7 a4 39.g5 a3 40.g6 a2 41.g7 a1=Q 42.g8=Q Qb1+ 43.Qg6 b5 1/2-1/2

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