Also, does anyone here play the Chebanenko with Black? Some people seem to feel terribly cramped and have to fight for a draw, others seem to feel it's very dynamic and fun. Where is the truth? :)
Chebanenko slav??
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MrBlunderful wrote:
gwnn wrote:
Some people seem to feel terribly cramped and have to fight for a draw, others seem to feel it's very dynamic and fun. Where is the truth? :)
Can I vote, "all of the above?"
Definitely, but it would be nice if you could explain what you mean by it. I could think of more than one interpretation.
:) cool game. Bologan gives this line only as a sideline and refers to this game (~2700 opps):
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1281971
won by white in 20 moves.
looks like something I'd like to try! thanks
I see Black blundered in a slightly worse position though. I still like it better as white than most other lines I think. Good tip.
It's the same, or just a6 slav. Chebanenko was a russian trainer who found a lot of the key ideas of opening.
gwnn wrote:
... the Chebanenko slav ... which is the best line against it, i.e. makes life hardest for Black to prove equality?
Possibly helpful:
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White by IM John Watson (2012),
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627105428/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen161.pdf
www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Strategic-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White-A-76p3721.htm
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Strategic_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf
Playing 1.d4: The Queen's Gambit by Lars Schandorff (2012),
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf
www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Playing-1-d4-The-Queens-Gambit-76p3736.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1d4QueensGambitexcerpt.pdf
The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012)https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf
A practical repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 Volume 1 by Alexei Kornev,
http://reviews.dailychess.org/a-practical-repertoire-with-1-d4-and-2-c4-the-complete-queens-gambit-volume-1-by-alexei-kornev-chess-stars-2013-304-pages/
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7288.pdf
If the Catalan is your interest, perhaps:
Grandmaster Repertoire 1B - The Queen's Gambit by Boris Avrukh.
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/1BTheQueensGambit-excerpt.pdf
compared with other c3 closed catalans the hole on b4 changes the position by quite alot - after g3, Bb4 > Nd7 or Be7 > a5 > Na6 > Nb4 the position is alot less cramped, and the engine preferes these lines.
It's hard to avoid the Catalan in most d4 openings... but when you can force the opponent into playing a specific line with a different type of position that's a victory, especially when the engine likes it.
It's not a very common line, anyway- only about 3% of players play this in response to the Chebanenko.
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I just got Victor Bologan's comprehensive book on the Chebanenko slav. I'm thinking of playing it as black but as a d4 player I can also find a line against it that suits me. Just for kicks, I skimmed through the variations and looks like (according to the author) none of white's tries give him an advantage if all black replies! Do you think he's biased and if so (or even if he's objective), which is the best line against it, i.e. makes life hardest for Black to prove equality?