Lakdawala: The Slav - Opening Repertoire Klassiker making them suitable for players

making them suitable for players of all standards and temperaments

Of special interest is the research made by the author regarding stalemate

• Your strategic play will deepen and your tactics will improve along with your assessment skills

Which opening does better in practice: the wild

Sometimes the task is to find a combination

Lakdawala: The Slav - Opening Repertoire Klassiker making them suitable for playersThe Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) is a great choice against 1 d4 for players who are after a solid position from the opening but one that also contains dynamic possibilities. The pawn on c6 guarantees Black a firm foothold in the centre but there is also the ever present possibility to capture on c4 and possibly even try to hold on to this pawn. The Slav is ideal for combining reliability with a promise for dynamic counterplay in the middlegame. In Opening