D15 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.e3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation153k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%95k48%
14%21k49%
14%21k47%
5.2%8.0k42%
1.5%2.3k47%
1.2%1.9k45%
0.6%97042%
0.5%80039%
0.4%62645%
0.2%26138%
Famous games in this line577 master games
Caruana, F. (2792) – Dubov, Daniil (2720)20221–0Timman, Jan H (2655) – Kasparov, Garry (2815)19980–1Shirov, Alexei (2740) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2620)1994½–½Kacheishvili, Giorgi (2638) – Petrosian, Tigran L (2698)2009½–½Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2684) – Postny, Evgeny (2649)20081–0Nikolic, Predrag (2655) – Bareev, Evgeny (2665)19970–1Postny, Evgeny (2674) – Zhang, Pengxiang (2636)2008½–½Cheparinov, Ivan (2657) – Zhang, Pengxiang (2649)2007½–½
Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Kasparov, Garry · Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter · Bareev, Evgeny
Family
Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D15
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3
SolidClassical
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