[Event "AUS Masters IM"] [Site "Melbourne AUS"] [Date "2013.12.21"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Zelesco, Karl"] [Black "Stojic, D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2145"] [BlackElo "2246"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2013.12.14"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUS"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2013.12.23"]
[Event "FIDE World Cup"] [Site "Tromso"] [Date "2013.08.25"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2746"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2013.08.11"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[Event "33rd Zalakaros Open 2014"] [Site "Zalakaros HUN"] [Date "2014.05.26"] [Round "4.25"] [White "Ekdyshman, M."] [Black "Meszaros, T."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D01"] [WhiteElo "2351"] [BlackElo "2438"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2014.05.23"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2014.05.26"]
[Event "Oceania Zonal"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.06.22"] [Round "5.7"] [White "Ambrus, Endre"] [Black "Illingworth, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo "2243"] [Annotator "Illingworth, Max"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p3k3/8/2pP4/2P3K1/2P5/P5r1/7R w - - 0 37"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2009.01.13"] [Source "Max Illingworth"] [SourceDate "2008.10.04"]
[Event "O2C Doeberl Cup 2014"] [Site "Canberra AUS"] [Date "2014.04.19"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Ikeda, J."] [Black "Dive, RJ."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "2338"] [BlackElo "2357"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2014.04.17"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUS"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2014.04.21"]
[Event "Sydney Open 2014"] [Site "Sydney AUS"] [Date "2014.04.25"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Roy Chowdhury, S."] [Black "Ly, Mo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2491"] [BlackElo "2440"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2014.04.23"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUS"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2014.04.28"]
[Event "Sydney Open 2014"] [Site "Sydney AUS"] [Date "2014.04.23"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Mungunkhuu, M."] [Black "Ly, Mo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2440"] [Annotator "Illingworth,Max"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2014.04.23"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUS"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2014.04.28"]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.04.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "The Restraint Centre"]
[Black "Caro/Semi-Slav Version"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,Max"]
[Variant "illegal"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
{We've mainly considered what White's aiming for in this structure so far, so
let's finish our little survey of the structure with a model example of what
Black is aiming for - namely, the exchange of the White d-pawn.} 1. Pe2-e4'[Event "Thailand Chess Open"]
[Site "Dusit Thani Hotel"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons Francisco"]
[Black "Tuorila Kai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,Max"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[WhiteClock "1:18:56"]
[BlackClock "0:56:55"]
{For this week's post I'll examine a miniature where Black did not follow[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.04.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Slav Endgames Intro"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,Max"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
{For this blog post I'm going to examine a few endgames typically arising from
the Slav Defence. It is very easy to find opening theory on the Slav or a
collection of Slav games, but I don't know of any books that cover the key