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LouisCreed
Dec 26, 2014
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What's the main difference between the slav and semi-slav openings?

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chyss
Dec 26, 2014
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#2

Slav often hopes to develop the queen's bishop outside the pawn chain before playing e7-e6, in the semi-slav black abandons that hope and plays an early e7-e6. But there are many transpositions between the two. 

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LouisCreed
Dec 26, 2014
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chyss wrote:

Slav often hopes to develop the queen's bishop outside the pawn chain before playing e7-e6, in the semi-slav black abandons that hope and plays an early e7-e6. But there are many transpositions between the two. 

thank you!