D17 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Czech Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation354k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System54%192k50%
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack19%68k52%
14%50k49%
6.2%22k50%
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack2.8%10k52%
2.1%7.6k55%
0.7%2.5k42%
0.3%1.2k49%
0.2%78850%
0.1%24344%
Famous games in this line14k master games
Ding, Liren (2805) – Caruana, Fabiano (2842)20201–0So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)20200–1Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Morozevich, Alexander (2748)20001–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½Aronian, L. (2805) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)2014½–½Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)20101–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½Erigaisi, Arjun (2782) – Nakamura, Hi (2804)2025½–½
Heroes of this opening Ding, Liren · Caruana, Fabiano · Kasparov, Garry · Topalov, Veselin
Family
Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D17
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5
SolidClassical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled AttackD17 6.Nh4Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause AttackD17 6.Ne5 · 5 deeper linesSlav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical SystemD18 6.e3 · 4 deeper linesSlav Defense: Czech Variation, Lasker VariationD18 6.e3 Na6
Nearby lines in the family
Slav Defense: Smyslov VariationD16 5…Na6Slav Defense: Steiner VariationD16 5…Bg4Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff VariationD16 5…e6
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