Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation
D481. 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
How it went
3
ours
· 382
masters
White wins 33%
Draws 33%
Black wins 34%
Continuations
This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.
Master games
- Anand, Viswanathan — Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 · 2005
- Karpov, Anatoly — Lutz, Christopher 1-0 · 1994
- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar — Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 · 2012
- Aronian, Levon — Rodshtein, Maxim 0-1 · 2008
- Illescas Córdoba, Miguel — Shirov, Alexei 0-1 · 2000
Games in Spain
This line is also written
- 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
- 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
- d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e3 Nbd7 Bd3 dxc4 Bxc4 b5 Bd3 a6 e4 c5 d5
- d4, d5, c4, c6, Nf3, Nf6, Nc3, e6, e3, Nbd7, Bd3, dxc4, Bxc4, b5, Bd3, a6, e4, c5, d5