Caissa Codex
D49

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rellstab Attack

Chess diagram: Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rellstab Attack after 15. Bg5

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Statistics from Lichess

No games found in Lichess for this exact position.

Engine evaluation

−0.01 The position is about equal

Best play: 15... h6 16. Bh4 Bd6 17. Nf3 g5 18. Bg3 g4 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. f4

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rellstab Attack (ECO D49, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a variation of the Slav Defense, reached after 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 (15 moves).

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3…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, the position after Slav Defense also goes on to:

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