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Semi-Slav Defense

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6. ECO D30–D49, 72 named variations.

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Accelerated Move Order

Semi-Slav Defense
Analyze with Stockfish
Tactics from the Semi-Slav Defense 200 puzzles

All Semi-Slav Defense variations

ECOVariation
D31 Accelerated Move Order
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
D31 Marshall Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4
D43 Semi-Slav Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6
D31 Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5
D31 Noteboom Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4
D31 Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.g4
D31 Gunderam Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.f3
D45 Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3
D31 Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.g3
D31 Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg5
D30 Quiet Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2
D45 Accelerated Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6
D45 Normal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7
D31 Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg5 f6
D30 Quiet Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
D43 Anti-Moscow Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4
D44 Botvinnik Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4
D46 Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3
D31 Marshall Gambit, Forgotten Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3
D31 Marshall Gambit, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2
D45 Rubinstein System
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Ne5
D45 Stoltz Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
D46 Bogoljubow Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6
D43 Moscow Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
D46 Romih Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4
D45 Stonewall Defense
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Ne4 6.Bd3 f5
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Qc2
D43 Hastings Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3
D47 Semi-Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
D45 Stoltz Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.b3
D45 Stoltz Variation
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3
D45 Stoltz Variation, Center Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e4
D45 Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4
D47 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
D45 Normal Variation
1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Bd6 6.Bb2 O-O 7.d4 Nbd7
D45 Stoltz Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.b3 Bb7
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 O-O 8.Bd3
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.b3 Bb7 8.Bd3
D45 Normal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 O-O 8.Be2
D45 Stoltz Variation
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2
D48 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6
D47 Meran Variation, Lundin Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 b4
D47 Meran Variation, Wade Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7
D31 Noteboom Variation, Abrahams Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 b5 8.axb5 cxb5
D44 Botvinnik Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Re8 9.Bd3
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Qe7 9.Bd3
D48 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 c5 9.a4
D44 Botvinnik Variation, Alatortsev System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 Nd5
D31 Marshall Gambit, Tolush Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 c5 9.Bxc5 Qxg2
D48 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5
D48 Meran Variation, Pirc Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 b4
D44 Botvinnik Variation, Ekstrom Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.exf6 gxh4 10.Ne5
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qc2
D46 Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.b3 Bb7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Bb2
D48 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qe2
D48 Meran Variation, Old Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5
D48 Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5
D45 Stoltz Variation, Center Variation, Mikhalchishin Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 e5 10.dxe5
D48 Meran Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qe2 Nbd7
D44 Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3
D44 Botvinnik Variation, Szabo Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.Qf3
D46 Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O Bb7 10.a3 O-O 11.Qc2
D49 Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5
D49 Meran Variation, Rabinovich Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Ng4
D49 Meran Variation, Sozin Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Nxe5
D47 Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5
D49 Meran Variation, Sozin Variation
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 axb5 13.O-O
D49 Meran Variation, Stahlberg Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 axb5 13.Qf3
D47 Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Nxd4
D49 Meran Variation, Rellstab Attack
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 axb5 13.O-O Qd5 14.Qe2 Ba6 15.Bg5

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