Understanding the Chameleon Slav - Part 1 | The Purpose of ..a6 | Chebanenko Slav | Easy Openings

Understand the ideas behind the Chebanenko (chameleon) slav! Get a solid structure with easy to understand plans and cut out needless memorization. Play the chameleon slav defense! Improving players should minimize the time they spend on openings in order to focus on more fruitful areas of study - that is where the Chebanenko Slav comes in. In this video we discuss the reason for playing ..a6 in the Chebanenko - it is very important to understand this key concept. *** Here is an INDEX for this playlist (organized as a Lichess study): Link to Chessable courses that I referred to in this video: Short and Sweet Chebanenko Slav: Links to my other videos by opening variation: (via Lichess studies) Slav Defense: Scandinavian Defense: London System for white: #chessminimalism #chameleonslavdefense #chessimple