Dreev, The Meran & Anti-Meran Variations

Contents

Preface

The Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5

1 8.Bb3; 8.Be2
2 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3

The Classical System
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7

3 12.Qe2 c4 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Ng5
4 12.Qe2 c4 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Nd4
5 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Ng5
6 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nd4

The Dreev-Filipenko Variation

7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 0-0-0 16.Qe1
8 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 0-0-0 16.Qe2

The Modern System
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd7

9 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nxc5 Bxc5
10 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Nxd4
11 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Re1 g6
12 12.0-0 cxd4 13.Re1 Be7

The Anti-Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2

The System 6...b6

1 7.a3, 7.Rb1, 7.e4, 7.Bd2, 7.cxd5
2 7.Be2
3 7.Bd3

The System 6...Bd6

4 7.a3, 7.e4, 7.Bd2
5 7.b3 0-0 8.Bd3; 8.Bb2
6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6
7 7.Be2 0-0 8.b3
8 7.g4 h6

Rare Lines

9 6.a3, 6.Bd2, 6.cxd5, 6.Be2, 6.a3