D18 · Closed · a defense for Black
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System
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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf56.e3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System193k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%178k50%
3.9%7.5k47%
1.1%2.1k47%
0.4%73642%
0.2%45641%
0.2%30445%
0.1%25340%
0.1%22645%
0.1%22141%
Famous games in this line6.2k master games
So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Aronian, L. (2805) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781) – Anand, Viswanathan (2798)Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Aronian, Levon (2783)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Anand, Viswanathan (2791)Topalov, Veselin (2813) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2743)Topalov, Veselin (2813) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2743)Anand, Viswanathan (2783) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2772)Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Slav Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D18
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3
SolidClassical
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Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Lasker VariationD18 6…Na6Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch VariationD19 6…e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O · 2 deeper linesSlav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main LineD19 6…e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 · 1 deeper lineSlav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation, Sämisch VariationD19 6…e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 …
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