Andreikin vs Anand – Semi-Slav – 2013 Tal Memorial Rd2

Anand plays a dangerous, aggressive line of his favoured Semi-Slav, but both players saw off the threats and a draw resulted.

[Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.14"] [EventDate "2013.06.13"] [Round "2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Dmitry Andreikin"] [Black "Viswanathan Anand"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2786"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. [...]

Hammer vs Nakamura – Semi-Slav – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

Hammer played fighting chess throughout, but was simply outclassed, getting into time trouble and making too many inaccuracies later in his games. This game was no exception, as Nakamura gave himself a chance of sharing the title.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "9"] [Result "0-1"] [White [...]

Ding Liren vs Aronian – Semi-Slav – 2013 Alekhine Memorial Rd1

A flaying start for the Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren in round one of the 2013 Alekhine Memorial against world number two Levon Aronian.

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.21"] [EventDate "2013.04.21"] [Round "1"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2809"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. [...]

Giri vs Caruana – Semi-Slav – 2013 Tata Steel Rd11

Giri and Caruana were both having disappointing 2013 Tata Steels, but Giri salvaged some joy by thrashing Caruana in their round 11 encounter.

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[Event "Tata Steel"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2013.01.25"] [EventDate "2013.01.12"] [Round "11"] [Result "1-0"] [White "A Giri"] [Black [...]

Nakamura vs Aronian – Semi-Slav – 2013 Tata Steel Rd11

Nakamura and Aronian were both still in with a chance of catching leader Magnus Carlsen going into round 11 of their encounter in the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. However, Aronian, the world number three, got the upper hand early on and never let his advantage slip, knocking Nakamura out of contention.

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Timman vs Ipatov – Semi-Slav – 2013 Tata Steel B Rd 8

The veteran Jan Timman was joint leader after eight rounds in 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, B Section. In the eighth round he defeated World Junior Champion Alexander Ipatov with an instructive endgame.

[Event "Tata Steel (Group B)"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2013.01.20"] [EventDate "2013.01.12"] [Round "8"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Jan Timman"] [...]

Sigurdsson vs Thorwaldson – Semi-Slav – Iceland, 1934

Neat winning attack after a sacrifice smashes open the king’s position.

[Site "Iceland"] [Date "1934"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Sigurdsson"] [Black "Thorwaldson"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Re8 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nxf7 Kxf7 12.Bxe6+ Kxe6 13.Qb3+ Nd5 14.Nxd5 Kf7 15.Nf4+ Kf6 1-0 your web [...]

Aronian vs Anand – Semi-Slav – 2013 Tata Steel Rd4

After a prolonged slump, Anand started 2013 in fine form, and his brilliancy in this Semi-Slav put paid to Levon Aronian in their Round 4 encounter in the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The game has attracted extensive attention, and there are six video analyses featured.

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Carlsen vs Shirov – Semi-Slav Defence, Meran Wade Variation – Biel, 2011

Alexey Shirov played slowly and tried to complicate his Meran Wade Semi-Slav, but Carlsen as white played rapidly and piled on the pressure, leading to a tactical oversight late in the game.

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"] [Site "Biel SUI"] [Date "2011.07.19"] [EventDate "2011.07.17"] [Round "2"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Alexey Shirov"] [ECO [...]

Carlsen vs Helgi – Semi-Slav Defence – 2003 European Clubs Cup

Iceland’s Helgi Ass Gretarsson, facing the 12-year old Magnus Carlsen, tried a solid Semi-Slav, but was saw his position ripped open by the youngster.

[Event "European Clubs Cup (Men)"] [Site "Rethymnon GRE"] [Date "2003.10.04"] [EventDate "2003.09.28"] [Round "7"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Helgi Ass Gretarsson"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [BlackElo "2513"] [PlyCount [...]