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Summary: A solid and new all round response to 1 d4, 1 c4 and 1 Nf3
Review: If you need a solid all round answer to 1 d4, 1 c4 and 1 Nf3 you may like the new kid on the block in openings - the a6 Slav. The range of possibilities is narrower (i.e. less to learn) than the more well-known Slav 4...dxc4 lines. Home preparation may be your friend as your White opponent may not be able to devote as much time as you to a minor line against 1 d4. The opening has withstood the test of numerous top GM games over the last 10 years. Glenn Flear patterns his book after the pleasing format of Matthew Sadler's excellent book: "The Slav." The chapters are organized according to White's various responses to 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 a6. (Games that start with 1 c4 or 1 Nf3 are easily transposed to the a6 Slav.) Each chapter has an introduction to the main ideas of that line followed by well annotated GM games. At the end is a summary and opening key. "The a6 Slav" is new (published in 2003) so most of the theory and conclusions still hold. The latest games are through the end of 2002, so you will want to supplement this book with a6 Slav games from 2003 from Mega Database 2004 to stay abreast of the latest novelties.
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