D19 · Closed · a defense for Black
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line
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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf56.e3e67.Bxc4Bb48.O-OO-O9.Qe2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line24k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%9.4k49%
23%5.5k54%
14%3.3k51%
8.2%2.0k50%
3.4%80852%
3.2%75846%
3.1%74344%
2.3%55548%
1.4%32841%
1.1%25644%
Famous games in this line1.7k master games
So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Anand, Viswanathan (2791)Kasparov, Garry (2810) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2725)Wojtaszek, R. (2750) – Aronian, L. (2780)Topalov, Veselin (2791) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2714)Carlsen, Magnus (2786) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2714)Karpov, Anatoly (2780) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2715)Topalov, Veselin (2767) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2708)Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Kasparov, Garry · Carlsen, Magnus · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Slav Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D19
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2
SolidClassical
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