When White essays the Queen's Gambit, Black finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. Either he locks in his queen's bishop (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6), or he deprives his queen's knight of its best square (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6). The latter line is known as The Slav Defense to the Queen's Gambit, and is currently quite fashionable at the international level. Black reckons that it will be easier to reroute his knight than his bishop, and if he can catch White napping, he can play ...dxc4 and ...b5, grabbing off the gambit pawn.
Matthew Sadler is a grandmaster and the 1995 British Champion. He provides excellent, digestible work on this highly complex opening. Worth every penny.
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