Short & Sweet: Slav

A Solid Start against t 1.d4 - The Slav

It can be difficult to choose how to fight back against 1.d4 given the plethora of defenses available.

But if what you seek is a solid and reliable structure with intuitive development, then it's hard to go wrong with the Slav Defense.

Short & Sweet: Slav gives you 16 free starter lines so you can get a feel for this opening, which has been used by a majority of the world's elite players at some point in their career.

What you'll get with these free 16 lines:

♛ A sturdy opening suitable for players of all levels founded on positional principles

♛ No need to worry about your light-squared bishop being boxed in as you play 2…c6 - in contrast to the Queen's Gambit Declined

♛ Ideas on how to deal with early queen moves meant to intimidate Black

♛ A chance to exploit White's light-square weaknesses if they play a Catalan-style setup

♛ Attacking chances with queenside expansion in the Exchange Slav

So if you're ready to show Queen's Pawn players an impenetrable fortress, you'll want to pick up this free starter repertoire.