Jacques Pépin suggested at [0] "basically you need three knives":

  - a chopping knive, 9-12" depending on one's hand
  - a utility knife for slicing, about 6"
  - a paring knife, a cheaper ordinary one is fine

Of those, other than the chopping/chef's knife, I imagine that one could generally slice cheese with the utility knife (depending on the cheese, of course).

[0] https://youtu.be/nffGuGwCE3E?t=12