D44 · Closed · a defense for Black
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation
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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3e65.Bg5dxc46.e4b57.e5h68.Bh4g59.Nxg5hxg510.Bxg5Nbd711.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation13k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%6.9k51%
32%4.1k52%
4.3%55653%
3.3%43057%
2.8%36437%
1.1%13845%
1%12556%
0.9%11844%
0.8%10545%
0.2%2836%
Famous games in this line1.6k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2769) – Anand, V. (2793)Nakamura, Hi (2775) – Giri, A. (2768)Kramnik, Vladimir (2809) – Shirov, Alexei (2715)Ding Liren (2778) – Yu Yangyi (2734)Kramnik, Vladimir (2765) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2730)Bacrot, Etienne (2721) – Carlsen, Magnus (2772)Kramnik, Vladimir (2775) – Shirov, Alexei (2690)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2734) – Shirov, Alexei (2723)Heroes of this opening Shirov, Alexei · Nakamura, Hi · Ding Liren · Kramnik, Vladimir
- 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 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3
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