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Tree path 8 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Slav Defense › Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line › Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line › Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation
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  2. Queen's Pawn Game D00
  3. Queen's Gambit D06
  4. Slav Defense D10
  5. Slav Defense D10
  6. Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line D45
  7. Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation D45
  8. Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line D46
  9. Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation D47 you are here
D47

Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation

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Overview

Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D47.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4, after 13 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation.

In total, the branch covers 11 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
D47
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
13
Parent
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
11

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Statistics from Lichess

361,461 games · White 46.4% / Draw 6.3% / Black 47.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
b5324,200
Bd611,238
Nb68,019
Be75,641
Bb43,373
Nd53,169
a62,534
c51,271

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:52:04

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Variations (1)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line:

Show all 11 sub-variations (full subtree)

https://chesscodex.org/openings/semi-slav-defense-semi-meran-variation