Trying out the Slav

Hey all,

I have been playing the KID and the Benoni for a long time but I am really bored with the "fianchetto and go" plan.  So I wanna give the Slav a try, but I have no real knowledge of current theory or trends. 

Can a brother get a hand?

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 dxc4 Slav proper

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 Semi Slav

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 a6 Chebanenko Slav

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 e6 4 Nc3 dxc4 Noteboom

Which type of Slav do you intend to play?

My favourite is the semi slav. Its slow but solid. U should totally try it out.

I've actually been making my transition from KID to semislav. The transition is in it's early stages.

yes your plan is lkcorrect and c5 is the us8ual break used

The line I have ended up playing the most is the Winawar Counter Gambit of the Slav.

I actually started playing similar to Slav opening a few months ago and have developed a little unorthodox but nevertheless working line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 a6?! 6. Bd3 dc 7. B:c4 b5 then Bb7, Rc8, c5 and so on. Kind of like Anti Meran in Slav but without Nd7 

Here's a game I won at our first board with the Slav Proper. I have the black pieces, but I removed the names. I'm unrated, but my opponent is a strong class player. Though he made a few mistakes, I feel it is a strong game by me!

Why didn't you play 22. ... Bb7 instead of Ba6? It would have a good diagonal if you played c5 at some point. It just seems trapped and useless at a6.

I've been trying out the Chebanenko slav recently, and I've very pleased by it. It's solid and it's fun.