Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Quiet Variation › Schallopp Defense
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Slav Defense D10
- Modern Line D11
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation D11
- Schallopp Defense D12 you are here
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense
Overview
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D12.
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 begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation, Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation, Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense.
Together the deeper variations number 4 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D12
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
855,794 games · White 47.2% / Draw 6.7% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 479,093 | |
| Bd3 | 94,937 | |
| cxd5 | 89,783 | |
| Qb3 | 54,588 | |
| Be2 | 38,631 | |
| Nbd2 | 35,414 | |
| a3 | 19,692 | |
| c5 | 13,239 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:55:10
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