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I would love to learn the Semi-Slav for black. I was wondering if anyone could recommend an advanced book. I want to know everything about it.Since I am class A and want to improve at chess. So I need a detailed advanced book with new theory.

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I do not have it myself since i do not play the slav but this is said to be a good book:

http://www.newinchess.com/Complete_Slav_I___II-p-4205.html

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I looked up that author and he has some bad reviews. Maybe there are other books.

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That book is also on the Slav, not the Semi-Slav.

Maybe Vigorito's Play the Semi-Slav? It's from 2008 and there is newer theory (Dreev's book on the Meran and anti-Meran for instance, and there will be a book by Everyman on the Bg5 lines very soon) but how much overkill do you want?

I'm rated about 2000 FIDE, I tried to go for the Semi-Slav for years and years and almost never got into a main line. People play sidelines.

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kikvors wrote:

I'm rated about 2000 FIDE, I tried to go for the Semi-Slav for years and years and almost never got into a main line. People play sidelines.

Which sort of sidelines ?

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@kikvors, I have the books by Vigorito and Dreev and I don't like them.

The book I like is by Vera.

@SQUEAKERISCHESSKING, Is the book by Vera advanced enough for you?

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Get your pieces set up to try to push e5 eventually.  There, now you know the semi-Slav. Wink

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kikvors wrote:

That book is also on the Slav, not the Semi-Slav.

Maybe Vigorito's Play the Semi-Slav? It's from 2008 and there is newer theory (Dreev's book on the Meran and anti-Meran for instance, and there will be a book by Everyman on the Bg5 lines very soon) but how much overkill do you want?

I'm rated about 2000 FIDE, I tried to go for the Semi-Slav for years and years and almost never got into a main line. People play sidelines.

Volume two is 100% semi-Slav.

If all you want is advanced new theory, join up at chesspub for the appropriate section.