The Slav Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) has been one of Black's most reliable
defences to the queen's pawn since its adoption by World Champions
Alekhine and Euwe in the 1930s. Nowadays it is very popular both at
grandmaster level (it is used regularly by Ivanchuk, Lautier and Short)
and with club players. In this book Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains
the strategy and tactics of this perennial favourite. Through the use of
model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in
the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use
the Slav in their own games. Also included is a survey of the trendy new
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 a6 variation.