D17 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf56.Ne5Nbd77.Nxc4Qc78.g3e59.dxe5Nxe510.Bf4Nfd711.Bg2g5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation2.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
43%95454%
36%78448%
20%43051%
1.2%2623%
0.1%20%
0.1%20%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2851)Morozevich, Alexander (2748)20001–0Aronian, L. (2765)Firouzja, Alireza (2804)2022½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2807)Anand, Viswanathan (2755)2002½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2809)Morozevich, Alexander (2742)20021–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2797)Morozevich, Alexander (2749)2001½–½So, W. (2788)Mamedyarov, S. (2756)2015½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2793)Giri, A. (2732)20131–0Carlsen, Magnus (2772)Wang, Yue (2736)20091–0
Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Kasparov, Garry · Carlsen, Magnus
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. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
SolidClassical
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