Semi-Slav Defense

D43

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6

How it went

655 ours · 9,230 masters

White wins 42% Draws 21% Black wins 37%

Continuations

9

Semi-Slav Defense Accepted D44 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 63 Queen's Gambit Declined D52 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 118 Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit D43 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 49 Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation D43 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 66 Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation D45 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 3 Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack D45 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 15 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Lundin Variation D47 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 10 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation D48 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 3 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation D49 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 1

Master games

Carlsen, Magnus — Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Martirosyan, Haik M. — Carlsen, M.. 1/2-1/2 · 2021
Topalov, Veselin — Kasparov, Garry 1/2-1/2 · 2000
Nakamura, Hikaru — Ortega, Lexy 1-0 · 2015
Kramnik, Vladimir — Kasparov, Garry 1/2-1/2 · 1998

Games in Spain

Chigaev,M (2624) — Carlsen,M (2831) 1-0
Andreikin,D (2729) — Shirov,A (2668) 1/2-1/2
Yu Yangyi (2720) — Shirov,A (2655) 1/2-1/2
Dubov,Daniil (2710) — Shirov,A (2662) 1-0
Dubov,Daniil (2710) — Shirov,A (2662) 1-0
Fedoseev,Vl3 (2704) — Shirov,A (2704) 1-0
Chigaev,M (2641) — Sjugirov,S (2703) 1/2-1/2
Dubov,Daniil (2701) — Shirov,A (2665) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 e6
d4, d5, c4, c6, Nf3, Nf6, Nc3, e6