Lifetime Repertoires: Shankland's Semi-Slav
 

The Bulletproof Semi-Slav: A Complete And Lifetime Answer To 1.d4. Shankland's peak FIDE rating of 2731 put him firmly within the world top 25. He took home gold from the Olympiad twice. won the US Chess Championship in 2018. and scored top 3 finishes in major tournaments, like the 52nd Biel GM Tournament and the 4th Sunway Sitges Open.
Lifetime Repertoires: Semi-Slav covers just about any opening White can play after 1.d4 d5, including
- The Queen's Gambit
- Rare but tricky sidelines
- Veresov, London and Exchange Slav
- All 4th and 5th move deviations
- The Delayed and Open Meran
- And more
Always Tournament-Ready
To kick off 2023, Shankland added 22 new MoveTrainer® variations - plus a brand new chapter - based on student feedback. You'll be shown how to
- Accelerate your development against the London System - by harassing the enemy queen from its starting position.
- Leave the Delayed Meran in tatters. With the enemy king's cover busted, you have the luxury of pressing for more than equality, and doubling down on a kingside attack.
- Turn up the dark-square pressure against the Cambridge Springs. If White's not careful, you might just run away with an outright opening advantage, or even two juicy pawns!
- And keep the first player guessing. by adding the alternative 4.Bf5 Slav into your arsenal.
We're confident that Lifetime Repertoires: Semi-Slav's balance between longevity, ease, and ambition can massively improve - not just your score against 1.d4 - but your overall strategic play, too.