Tree path 11 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation › Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack › Slav Defense: Alapin Variation › Slav Defense: Czech Variation › Krause Attack › Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation › Sharp Line

D17

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line

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Overview

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D17.

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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4, after 15 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code: D17
Group: Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies: 15
Parent: Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

11,359 games · White 45.3% / Draw 7.1% / Black 47.7%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
Bxe4	7,701
Bg6	2,450
Nxe4	960
Bxc3+	123
c5	122
Qa5	1
O-O	1
g6	1

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:07:08

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