Botvinnik Semi-Slav, The (Pedersen)

Index of Variations
Chapter Guide
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 tDf3 tDf6 4 tDc3 e6 5
i.g5 dxc4
Rare 5th moves for Black - Chapter
18
5 ... h6 6 i.xf6 (6 i.h4!? - Chapter 14)
6 ... li'xf67 e3 (other moves - Chapter
17) 7 ... tDd7 8 i.d3 dxc4 (other moves
- Chapter 16) 9 i.xc4 - Chapter 15
6e4
Other moves - Chapter 12
6 ... b57 e5
7 a4 - Chapter 11
7 •.. h6 8 i.h4 g5 9 tDxg5
9 exf6!? - Chapter 10
9 .•• hxg5
9 ... tDd5?! - Chapter 9
10 i.xg5 tDbd7
10 ... i.e7 - Chapter 8
11 exf6
11 g3 i.b7 (l1...'ii'aS - Chapter 6;
other moves - Chapter 7) 12 i.g2 'ii'b6
(other moves - Chapter 7) 13 exf6 -
see 11 exf6
11 ... i.b7
ll...li'aS - Chapter 6
12 g3 c5
Other moves - Chapter 7
13 d5 'ilib6
Other moves - Chapter 5
14 i.g2 0-0-0
Other moves - Chapter 7
15 0-0 b4 16 tDa4
161:tb1 - Chapter 4
16 .. JlVb5
16 .. :~a6 and 16 .. :~d6 - Chapter 3
17 a3 - Chapter 2
Other moves - Chapter 7
2: The Main Line: 17 a3
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 tDf3 tDf6 4 tDc3 e6 5
i.g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 i.h4 g5 9
tDxg5 hxg5 10 i.xg5 tDbd7 11 exf6
i.b7 12 g3 'ilib6 13 i.g2 c5 14 d5
0-0-0150-0 b416 tDa4 'ii'b517 a314
A: 17 ... tDe514
B: 17 ... tDb820
C: 17 ... exd524 18 axb4 24
C1: 18 ... cxb4 25
C2: 18 ... d4!? 29
3: 16 .. :iVa6 and 16 .. :tli'd6
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 tDf3 tDf6 4 tDc3 e6 5
i.g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 i.h4 g5 9
tDxg5 hxg5 10 i.xg5 tDbd7 11 exf6
i.b7 12 g3 'ii'b6 13 i.g2 c5 14 d5
0-0-0 15 0-0 b4 16 tDa4
A: 16 .. :iVd6 38
B: 16 ... 'ilia639
B1: 17 a3 39
B2: 17 dxe6! 41
4: Uhlmann's 16 .l:.bl
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 tDf3 tDf6 4 tDc3 e6 5
i.g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 i.h4 g5 9