Tree path 7 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order › Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation › Anti-Noteboom Gambit
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit
Overview
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D31, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. g3.
The line refines Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D31
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
35,546 games · White 53.1% / Draw 4.7% / Black 42.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| b5 | 21,843 | |
| Nf6 | 7,359 | |
| Bb4 | 3,308 | |
| Nd7 | 1,258 | |
| a6 | 433 | |
| c5 | 237 | |
| Be7 | 204 | |
| Bd6 | 191 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:08:46
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