What to play against Slav defence
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Ok thank you but could you show me some lines please
White may be the first to exert pressure on b7 with Qb3 or c7 with Nb5. I think black has to play Qb6 at some point though I "heard" that the doubled pawns that result after QxQ are ok for black. As black I don't have pleasant memories in the exchange slav.
I think the line shown above does not include the most annoying moves of white. I find 8. Qb3 more annoying than 8. Bd3. Also as black I find annoying if white starts chasing my white bishop around (Nh4), trying to double some pawns. As white, I would not exchange the white bishop on d3. Black could do the same things (chase the bishop, exert pressure on b6) just that white does it first.
@Ram: If you don't go for the exchange slav, then you get the following pawn structure: a4, b2, d4, e3, f2, g2, h2 vs. a7, b7, c6, e6, f7, g7, h7. The plan is to push e4. Black controls e4 by its knight on f6 and bishop on f5. White controls e4 by its knight on c3. The problem is that the c3 knight is pinned/attacked by black's bishop on b4. So, as white, you have to remove the controllers of e4 (chase the f5 bishop away, Nh4), or try to support the advance via f3 or Re1. Black will try to push e5 or maybe c5, so keep an eye on that too. Ideally black would put a knight on d5 but it cannot really afford to relinquish control of e4. So it would like to bring the d7 knight on d5 (via b6) but then it relinquishes support for the e5 pawn push.
All in all, I have no idea what to play as white but I would say go for the e4 push, possibly investigate the idea of supporting it with f3.
Ah, and there's also the Geller gambit: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 and here, instead of playing 5.a4 (to block the defense of the c4 pawn by 5... b5) Nf5 5. e3 e6 6. Bxc4 Bb4, white plays 5. e4 getting the d4-e4 centre but giving away the c4 pawn because black plays 5... b5.
It appears that white cannot keep the centre for long and eventually pushes e5 (but I might be wrong). The pawn structures become a mess, black is quite underdeveloped, and I think that black cannot hold on its pawn. I "heard" that the jury is still out on who has the advantage in this gambit (which is normal, otherwise it would have disappeared I guess).
The exchange variation has a high percente of draw, but most of them at high levels. The line given here is not the main line, as White has los of options to break the simmetry. Bd3 is not a good move, although you like to draw every game.
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As I know, Queens Gambit's focus is to trade the C-pawn with the D-pawn and do a minority attack or push e4 but Slav stops it so I would like to know what are some lines for white against Slav and what the ideas and plans of the lines are. Could anyone please tell me about it.
What you are talking about is the Carlsbad structure that emerges from Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation. Queen's Gambit (Declined) is a very complex opening with a wide range of ideas, but the main theme is play against the Bc8.
Regarding the Slav, there are many reasonable ways for white. At your skill level I would suggest the line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 as it is relatively easy to understand and relatively typical 1.d4. White develops his pieces, castles and sets his pawn majority in motion (Qe2 and/or Rd1, then e3-e4). Against players of your level you can just play chess from here on, without studying any theory.
As I know, Queens Gambit's focus is to trade the C-pawn with the D-pawn and do a minority attack or push e4 but Slav stops it so I would like to know what are some lines for white against Slav and what the ideas and plans of the lines are. Could anyone please tell me about it.