Answers.Body: <p>I recommend to play Stonewall Dutch, quite closed, yet quite active. </p>
  
  <pre><code>[Event "Stonewall Dutch"]
  [Site ""]
  [Date ""]
  [Round ""]
  [White ""]
  [Black ""]
  [Result ""]
  [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
  
  1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6  
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Text: I would suggest against the Stonewall. OP is looking for a solid long term positional play.  The hole on e5 and the "bad" bishop are long term weaknesses.  These are compensated by the fierce kingside attack which Black can get.
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Body: <p>I'm working on my positional play. Exclusively playing correspondence chess at the moment.</p>
  
  <p>For white I play D4 and try for C4 after that.</p>
  
  <p>For Black I play Caro Kann against E4 but am not sure what's most positional against D4.</p>
  
  <p>I'm thinking of Slav, Semi Slav, QGD</p>
  
  <p>For solid long term positional play which one is best investing time in learning in depth?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: The Semi-Slav can get very theoretical and concrete but either the Slav or QGD would serve you well. The Slav has the advantage that it has some similarity to the Caro-Kann, which you already play.
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Comments.Text: The slav is excellent to use.
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Tags: <correspondence-chess>
Title: Positional play: Slav the way to go?
ThreadText: # Positional play: Slav the way to go?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-29)
  
  I'm working on my positional play. Exclusively playing correspondence chess at the moment.
  
  For white I play D4 and try for C4 after that.
  
  For Black I play Caro Kann against E4 but am not sure what's most positional against D4.
  
  I'm thinking of Slav, Semi Slav, QGD
  
  For solid long term positional play which one is best investing time in learning in depth?
  
  **Tags:** correspondence-chess
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The Semi-Slav can get very theoretical and concrete but either the Slav or QGD would serve you well. The Slav has the advantage that it has some similarity to the Caro-Kann, which you already play.  
  > **username_2**: The slav is excellent to use.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-03-29. Score: 2
  
  I recommend to play Stonewall Dutch, quite closed, yet quite active.
  
  ```
  [Event "Stonewall Dutch"]
  [Site ""]
  [Date ""]
  [Round ""]
  [White ""]
  [Black ""]
  [Result ""]
  [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
  
  1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6  
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: I would suggest against the Stonewall. OP is looking for a solid long term positional play.  The hole on e5 and the "bad" bishop are long term weaknesses.  These are compensated by the fierce kingside attack which Black can get.  
  
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