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Slav Defense

Czech Variation, Lasker Variation

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  1. 1.d4d5
  2. 2.c4c6
  3. 3.Nf3Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3dxc4
  5. 5.a4Bf5
  6. 6.e3Na6

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A Czech Slav line in which Black answers 6. e3 with 6...Na6, sending the knight toward the b4 outpost; named after Emanuel Lasker and seldom played.

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About the Lasker Variation

The Lasker Variation, 6...Na6, aims the queen's knight at b4, the square White loosened with 5. a4, rather than preparing ...e6 and ...Bb4. Lasker introduced it against Boris Verlinsky in 1925, and it is now rarely seen. White can carry on normally with 7. Bxc4 Nb4 8. O-O e6 9. Qe2, after which e4 follows without difficulty. The alternative 9. Ne5 transposes to a Krause Attack line with ...Na6.

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