D15 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation9.7M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Semi-Slav Defense32%3.1M47%
22%2.1M46%
18%1.7M45%
Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack11%1.1M49%
Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation8%775k47%
Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation5.3%520k49%
1.9%183k44%
1.4%139k44%
Slav Defense: Süchting Variation0.3%27k50%
0.2%17k43%
Famous games in this line63k master games
Aronian, L. (2805) – Carlsen, M. (2877)2014½–½Carlsen, M. (2876) – Topalov, V. (2798)20150–1Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)20200–1Ding, Liren (2805) – Caruana, Fabiano (2842)20201–0Giri, A. (2776) – Carlsen, M. (2870)2019½–½Carlsen, M. (2881) – Mamedyarov, S. (2760)20141–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)2001½–½So, W. (2776) – Carlsen, M. (2864)2022½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Topalov, V. · Ding, Liren
Family
Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D15
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
SolidClassical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Semi-Slav DefenseD43 4…e6 · 17 deeper linesSlav Defense: Süchting VariationD15 4…Qb6Slav Defense: Two Knights AttackD15 4…dxc4 · 19 deeper linesSlav Defense: Chebanenko VariationD15 4…a6 · 1 deeper line
Nearby lines in the family
Slav Defense: Bonet GambitD11 4.Bg5Slav Defense: Quiet VariationD11 4.e3Slav Defense: Breyer VariationD11 4.Nbd2
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