Dvoretsky: Trainingshandbuch Band 2 : Ausschlussmethode und Fallenspiel improvers The Main-Line Slav is one

The Main-Line Slav is one of the key battlegrounds of modern chess

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Chess instruction needs to be efficient because of the limited amount of time that amateur players have available

He knows that the best move in a specific position may be the opposite of what your intuition is urging you to play

Dvoretsky: Trainingshandbuch Band 2 : Ausschlussmethode und Fallenspiel improvers The Main-Line Slav is oneSometimes it is very difficult to calculate all the consequences of the planned move, but often it is not necessary! It is much easier to convince yourself that our move makes sense, has no immediate refutation and that all other moves are bad or at least significantly weaker. After all, this saves us time and at the same time convinces us that our decision is correct. Such a method of making decisions can be called the "method of elimination." "trap