D15 · Closed · a defense for Black
Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack
8/8
1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack1.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7.8%96k51%
2.8%35k56%
2.4%29k50%
1.1%13k55%
0.2%2.4k50%
0.2%1.9k48%
0.1%93549%
Famous games in this line19k master games
Aronian, L. (2805) – Carlsen, M. (2877)Ding, Liren (2805) – Caruana, Fabiano (2842)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Yu Yangyi (2738)So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)So, W. (2815) – Giri, A. (2785)Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Morozevich, Alexander (2748)Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)Heroes of this opening Ding, Liren · Carlsen, M. · Caruana, Fabiano · Kasparov, Garry
- Family
- Slav Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D15
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
SolidAggressiveClassical
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