Dealing with the most annoying opening in chess · Road to 2500, Game 43

November 7, 2024 NHaselton Uncategorized

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There is only one opening I consider annoying and boring to play against. And here is my advice on how to beat it!

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Game: https://lichess.org/WRJdWVkeGyvt

The Exchange Slav is something I hate seeing. It’s an equal position where white is simply a tempo up in complete symmetry. Unless Black creates an early imbalance! I played my main setup against it, my otb repertoire, and got a position I knew well and managed to play quickly and relatively well.

These are the stats after 43 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2279 (+28)
Current score: W 20, L 13, D 8, C 2
Games with Black pieces: 23
Games with White pieces: 20
Days left: 419
Rating: 2279/2500

I’m on a quest to get to 2500 lichess rapid by the end of 2024! This playlist will show every game I play, regardless of how painful it was.

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