Positional Slav for White – Part 2 PGN Only May 13, 2026

The Slav Defense with 4…Bf5 has always been Black’s most principled attempt to solve the opening’s central problem: developing the light-squared bishop before closing the position with …e6. It’s theoretically sound, strategically ambitious, and demands precise understanding rather than pure memorization.
In this second volume of their Positional Slav for White repertoire project, GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso present a classical yet deeply modern approach built around the flexible 7.Be2 — delaying Nxg6 until White can dictate the most favorable moment for the exchange. But what sets this course apart is its format: most chapters are structured as analytical conversations between the two authors, exploring not just what to play, but how to think in these middlegames.