D16 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Steiner Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bg4

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Slav Defense: Steiner Variation72k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

30k53%

26k53%

8.6k50%

4.7k50%

1.9k52%

88450%

52955%

4664%

3145%

2250%

Famous games in this line822 master games

Aronian, L. (2781) – Jobava, Ba (2668)20151–0 Kasimdzhanov, R. (2705) – Jobava, Ba (2696)2015½–½ Grischuk, A. (2745) – Ponkratov, P. (2634)2022½–½ Shimanov, A. (2649) – Jobava, Ba (2716)20141–0 Aronian, Levon (2724) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2637)2005½–½ Kamsky, Gata (2655) – Gelfand, Boris (2685)1992½–½ Grischuk, Alexander (2717) – Korotylev, Alexey (2609)20061–0 Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2713) – Ponkratov, Pavel (2605)20130–1

Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Shimanov, A. · Grischuk, Alexander · Ponkratov, Pavel

Family: Slav Defense
Category: Closed
First move: 1.d4
ECO: D16
Line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4

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