D31 · Closed · a defense for Black
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation
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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3c64.Nf3dxc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation763k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%320k52%
30%232k49%
12%94k51%
3.9%29k49%
0.8%6.3k53%
0.4%3.0k48%
0.1%79844%
0.1%70550%
Famous games in this line2.7k master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2759) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2766)Giri, Anish (2720) – Caruana, Fabiano (2781)Andreikin, D. (2737) – Tomashevsky, E. (2716)Morozevich, Alexander (2762) – Miton, Kamil (2653)Onischuk, Alexander (2674) – Shirov, Alexei (2739)Sevian, Samuel (2698) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2712)Van Wely, Loek (2677) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2711)Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2608) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Heroes of this opening Giri, Anish · Morozevich, Alexander · Shirov, Alexei · Erigaisi, Arjun
- Family
- Semi-Slav Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D31
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4
Solid
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Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom GambitD31 5.g3Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom VariationD31 5.Bg5 · 1 deeper lineSemi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky LineD31 5.Bg5 f6Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav, Koomen VariationD31 5.e3 b5 6.a4 Bb4 7.Bd2 Qe7
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