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Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf56.Nh4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack10k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%2.8k47%
27%2.7k50%
18%1.8k46%
8.6%86743%
7.1%71649%
7%70147%
2.8%28747%
0.7%6648%
0.3%3242%
0.2%1932%
Famous games in this line1.3k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2801) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2715)2009½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) – Bareev, Evgeny (2702)2000½–½Moiseenko, Alexander (2726) – Giri, Anish (2722)2011½–½Gukesh, D. (2764) – Shevchenko, Kirill (2677)20240–1Eljanov, Pavel (2693) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2746)2009½–½Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739) – Bacrot, Etienne (2700)2009½–½Navara, David (2705) – Giri, Anish (2732)20130–1Carlsen, Magnus (2698) – Gelfand, Boris (2733)20060–1
Heroes of this opening Shevchenko, Kirill · Giri, Anish · Gelfand, Boris
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 6. Nh4
SolidAggressiveClassical
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