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D12

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation

Chess diagram: Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation after 8. Na3

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Statistics from Lichess

14 games: White 57.1% / Draw 0.0% / Black 42.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.20 The position is about equal

Best play: 8... Nc6 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Be2 a6 11. Nb1 Bd6 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. O-O

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation (ECO D12, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a variation of the Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bd2 e6 8. Na3 (8 moves).

In 14 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 57.1%, Black 42.9% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…Nc6, in 43% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bd2 e6 8. Na3, the position after Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation (D12)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/slav-defense-quiet-variation-landau-variation

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