GM Sam Shankland's top-rated Short & Sweet just got even better!Get a harmonious and rock-solid position, with excellent winning chances...against White's top 4 openings!
The Semi-Slav is Black's toughest of tough defenses, and the
upgraded Short & Sweet: Semi-Slav is your ideal starter repertoire.
The opening adopts a triangle strategy against 1.d4, with pawns on e6, d5, and c6. Meanwhile, the pieces maneuver behind this bulwark of pawns, preparing breaks or matching White's show of force.
This defense is stubborn, combative, and an everlasting favorite by world champions.
And in this course, GM Sam Shankland will show you how to use the Semi-Slav's rock-solid structure, fluid piece development, and sharp counter-attacking ideas...against almost EVERY first move by White.
Our most complete "Short & Sweet" for Black yet!
Short & Sweet: Semi-Slav prepares you for the most popular openings White can throw at you.
Here's what's inside the course:
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NEW! 26 core lines versus the queen's pawn game (1.d4), English (1.c4), and Réti (1.Nf3).
✔️ NEW! A simple antidote to the Nimzo-Larsen (1.b3).
✔️ NEW! 50 minutes of video instruction from Sam Shankland.
✔️ Play rock-solid but opportunistic chess.
✔️ And yes, this is a FREE starter repertoireChampion-level instruction at your fingertips
Let the 2018 US chess championship and one of the world's top 50 strongest chess players guide you. GM Shankland is also the author of the much-praised book
Small Steps to Giant Improvement and its follow-up
Small Steps 2 Success.
But most notable of all: He's an expert in the Semi-Slav, and he plays the lines against 2700+ competition...with impressive results.
Take up
Short & Sweet: Semi-Slav, and let GM Shankland show you the road to comfy equality or a raging initiative!
