D31 · Closed · a defense for Black

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit

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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3c64.e3f55.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit4.9k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%2.6k45%
31%1.5k39%
7.2%35537%
4.5%21940%
0.9%4255%
0.8%4144%
0.7%3544%
0.5%2448%
0.4%2124%
0.3%1429%
Famous games in this line114 master games
Dautov, Rustem (2636) – Krasenkow, Michal (2641)20020–1Gurevich, Mikhail (2656) – Krasenkow, Michal (2609)20041–0Bareev, Evgeny (2709) – Popov, Valerij (2545)20011–0Jakubowski, K. (2562) – Kovalenko, I. (2650)20150–1Kempinski, Robert (2619) – Miton, Kamil (2589)2005½–½Moiseenko, Alexander (2559) – Kharlov, Andrei (2638)2002½–½Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2545) – Sokolov, Ivan (2650)19941–0Volkov, Sergey (2558) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2623)20010–1
Heroes of this opening Krasenkow, Michal · Gurevich, Mikhail · Bareev, Evgeny · Kovalenko, I.
Family
Semi-Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D31
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. g4
GambitSolid
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Semi-Slav Defense: Main LineD45 2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet VariationD30 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam GambitD31 4.e4 dxe4 5.f3
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