Closed · a defense for Black

Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nc3Nf64.e3e65.Nf3Nbd76.Bd3Be7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation165k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%131k55%
3.9%6.4k50%
3.5%5.7k57%
3.2%5.2k49%
3.1%5.0k57%
1.6%2.7k49%
1.3%2.2k52%
1.2%1.9k46%
0.8%1.4k54%
0.6%1.0k51%
Famous games in this line318 master games
Ganguly, S. (2658) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2664)2019½–½Gelfand, Boris (2690) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2605)19931–0Polugaevsky, Lev (2635) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2605)19930–1Bareev, Evgeny (2734) – Dizdarevic, Emir (2491)20031–0Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2652) – Andersson, Ulf (2570)2004½–½Ribli, Zoltan (2595) – Andersson, Ulf (2625)1991½–½Wang, Yue (2525) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2674)20040–1Piket, Jeroen (2540) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2635)1989½–½
Heroes of this opening Gelfand, Boris · Ljubojevic, Ljubomir · Bareev, Evgeny · Malakhov, Vladimir
Family
Semi-Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D46
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
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