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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nc3/3...dxc4/4. e3/4...b5/5. Nxb5/5...cxb5/6. Qf3/6...Qc7/7. Qxa8/7...Bb7

< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. d4‎ | 1...d5‎ | 2. c4‎ | 2...c6‎ | 3. Nc3‎ | 3...dxc4‎ | 4. e3‎ | 4...b5‎ | 5. Nxb5‎ | 5...cxb5‎ | 6. Qf3‎ | 6...Qc7‎ | 7. Qxa8
Slav Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 white queenb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black kinge8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black bishopc7 black queend7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black pawnc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 white pawnf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

Qn2kbnr/pbq1pppp/8/1p6/2pP4/4P3/PP3PPP/R1B1KBNR w

Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. Nxb5 cxb5 6. Qf3 Qc7 7. Qxa8 Bb7

7...Bb7

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This is the obvious move and takes away the entire long diagonal from the queen. However, it does seem a bit odd as you are giving away another pawn, thus leaving you down an exchange and a pawn. As said last page, 7...Nc6 loses.

Theory table

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8
Qxa7

e5!

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