D13 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.e3Bf55.cxd5cxd56.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation163k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%101k51%
20%33k51%
10%17k50%
3%4.9k49%
2.7%4.4k51%
0.4%65148%
0.4%63646%
0.3%53250%
0.2%40046%
0.2%27955%
Famous games in this line218 master games
Milov, Vadim (2647) – Bareev, Evgeny (2683)20061–0Kurajica, Bojan (2551) – Shirov, Alexei (2735)2003½–½Milov, Vadim (2638) – Gurevich, Mikhail (2633)20060–1Nikolic, Predrag (2646) – Savchenko, Stanislav (2571)2007½–½Makarov, Marat (2560) – Bareev, Evgeny (2655)19960–1Kurajica, Bojan (2565) – Beliavsky, Alexander G (2640)19941–0Belous, V.. (2524) – Nyzhnyk, I.. (2679)20200–1Kozul, Zdenko (2595) – Gurevich, Mikhail (2605)19930–1
Heroes of this opening Gurevich, Mikhail · Milov, Vadim · Bareev, Evgeny · Kurajica, Bojan
Family
Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D13
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3
SolidClassical
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Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam VariationD12 6…e6 7.Ne5 Nfd7
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