Sakaev: Complete Slav 1 CT an accumulation of mistakes or

an accumulation of mistakes or blunders

He is the co-author with international master Frank Lamprecht of the highly acclaimed Secrets of Pawn Endings (2000) and Fundamental Chess Endings (2001)

It's popular at all levels of chess and a constant source of anxiety for White players

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Sakaev: Complete Slav 1 CT an accumulation of mistakes orThe Slav Defence is currently the most popular closed opening, appearing in the opening repertoire of the overwhelming majority of top class grandmasters. A competitive chess player playing 1. d4 faces the opening in almost every tournament, and for Black it can be used in just about every second game. Over a number of years I have played various different lines of the opening with both colours and analysed it both individually and in cooperation with