D43Closed
Semi-Slav Defense
Main Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
Overview
Combines ideas from the Slav and QGD. After 5.Bg5, the Meran and Anti-Meran variations lead to some of the deepest theory in chess. The Botvinnik System (5...dxc4) is particularly complex.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
D06Queen's Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4
D30Queen's Gambit Declined
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
D20Queen's Gambit Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
D10Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
D47Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
D32Tarrasch Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5