D44 · Closed · a defense for Black
Semi-Slav Defense Accepted
10/10
1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3e65.Bg5dxc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense Accepted309k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%83k49%
20%62k48%
1.5%4.6k46%
0.5%1.7k50%
0.3%87451%
0.2%66043%
0.1%28949%
0%13348%
0%11645%
Famous games in this line4.5k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2793) – Aronian, L. (2801)Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Morozevich, Alexander (2769)Nakamura, Hi (2767) – Aronian, L. (2797)Kramnik, Vladimir (2769) – Anand, V. (2793)Nakamura, Hi (2791) – Giri, A. (2769)Topalov, Veselin (2812) – Shirov, Alexei (2745)Nakamura, Hi (2775) – Giri, A. (2768)Wang Hao (2735) – Aronian, L. (2803)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Aronian, L.
- Family
- Semi-Slav Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D44
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4
Solid
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Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik VariationD44 6.e4 · 2 deeper linesSemi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Ekstrom VariationD44 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 …Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal VariationD44 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 …
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