Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Slav Defense › Slav Defense
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Slav Defense
Overview
Slav Defense is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D10.
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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4.
It is a variation of Slav Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack.
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- ECO code
- D10
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Slav Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
2,132,867 games · White 52.7% / Draw 4.4% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a4 | 750,529 | |
| e4 | 694,925 | |
| e3 | 314,235 | |
| Nf3 | 243,345 | |
| Bf4 | 84,778 | |
| g3 | 11,777 | |
| Bg5 | 11,632 | |
| d5 | 7,711 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:28
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