D44 · Indian · a defense for Black

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Alatortsev System

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3c65.Bg5dxc46.e4b57.e5h68.Bh4g59.Nxg5Nd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Alatortsev System5.0k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%2.5k47%
29%1.5k52%
9.6%47830%
7.3%36239%
2.6%13217%
0.4%1828%
0.3%1414%
0.3%1342%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line82 master games
Nikolic, Predrag (2655)Timman, Jan H (2630)19971–0Timman, Jan H (2600)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2590)19801–0Ribli, Zoltan (2605)Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2555)19851–0Gulko, Boris F (2618)Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo (2538)19991–0Timman, Jan H (2605)Henley, Ron W (2525)19830–1Potkin, Vladimir (2613)Stanojoski, Zvonko (2493)2009½–½Lastin, Alexander (2552)Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2541)19991–0Eingorn, Vereslav S (2597)Stanojoski, Zvonko (2486)2000½–½
Heroes of this opening Nikolic, Predrag · Timman, Jan H · Ribli, Zoltan · Gulko, Boris F
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D44
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 Nd5
SharpSolid
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