D17 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bf56.Ne5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack68k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%32k49%
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation46%31k45%
4.1%2.8k56%
0.7%50454%
0.7%45246%
0.4%28538%
0.4%26439%
0.2%11750%
0.2%10636%
0.1%8551%
Famous games in this line6.6k master games
Ding, Liren (2805) – Caruana, Fabiano (2842)20201–0Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Morozevich, Alexander (2748)20001–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)20101–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½Erigaisi, Arjun (2782) – Nakamura, Hi (2804)2025½–½So, W. (2812) – Giri, A. (2771)20170–1Kasparov, Garry (2827) – Morozevich, Alexander (2749)2001½–½
Heroes of this opening Ding, Liren · Kasparov, Garry · Topalov, Veselin · Giri, A.
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. Ne5
SolidAggressiveClassical
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Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden VariationD17 6…e6 · 1 deeper lineSlav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack, Fazekas GambitD17 6…Na6 7.e4Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp LineD17 6…e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad VariationD17 6…Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 · 1 deeper line
Nearby lines in the family
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled AttackD17 6.Nh4Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical SystemD18 6.e3Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp VariationD13 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3
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