Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Slav Defense D10
- Modern Line D11 you are here
Slav Defense: Modern Line
Overview
Slav Defense: Modern Line is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D11.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3.
It is a variation of Slav Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It is the root of 7 named variations, with Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense, Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit, Slav Defense: Breyer Variation, and others among the most studied.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 65 sub-variations at all depths.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- D11
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Slav Defense
- Direct variations
- 7
- Total in subtree
- 65
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Statistics from Lichess
10,460,130 games · White 51.7% / Draw 6.0% / Black 42.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 6,242,464 | |
| e6 | 1,562,002 | |
| Bf5 | 992,239 | |
| Bg4 | 736,562 | |
| dxc4 | 441,565 | |
| g6 | 150,852 | |
| a6 | 99,945 | |
| h6 | 67,760 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:14:35
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Variations (7)
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