Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Forgotten Variation

D31

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3

How it went

23 ours · 107 masters

White wins 39% Draws 17% Black wins 44%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Carlsen, Magnus — Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 · 2013
Wang, Hao — Ding, Liren 1-0 · 2016
Ding, Liren — Adhiban, B.. 1/2-1/2 · 2014
Assaubayeva, Bibisara — Erigaisi, Arjun 0-1 · 2023
Zvjaginsev, Vadim — Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 · 2012

Games in Spain

Hamidov,Allahverdi (2307) — Shirov,A (2660) 1-0
Handke,F (2536) — Shirov,A (2655) 0-1
Kosteniuk,A (2504) — Vega Gutierrez,S (2364) 1/2-1/2
Gavilan Diaz,M (2274) — Frolyanov,D (2485) 0-1
Gomez Aguirre,Juan Alberto (2322) — Solodovnichenko,Y (2481) 0-1
Plazuelo Pascual,Juan (2474) — Alshameary Puente,I (2373) 1/2-1/2
Plazuelo Pascual,Juan (2462) — Peng,Li Min (2474) 1/2-1/2
Alvarez Pedraza,A (2440) — Perez Perez,Gabriel (2229) 1-0

This line is also written

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c6 4 e4 dxe4 5 Nxe4 Bb4+ 6 Nc3
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 c6 e4 dxe4 Nxe4 Bb4+ Nc3
d4, d5, c4, e6, Nc3, c6, e4, dxe4, Nxe4, Bb4+, Nc3