Grandmaster Repertoire 17 The Classical Slav provides a sound and active chess opening repertoire for Black based on 1.
d4 d5 2.
c4 c6 3.
Nf3 Nf6 4.
Nc3 dxc4.
White 39;s early deviations from move 3 onwards are also covered.
Boris Avrukh has had the Slav in his repertoire throughout his career and has never lost a serious game with it.