D10-D19
Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 About This Opening
The Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6) defends the center while keeping the light-squared bishop's diagonal open — solving the classic problem of the Queen's Gambit Declined. One of Black's most reliable and popular answers to 1.d4.
Famous Games
- Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 World Championship
Variations
45 found D10 D10 D10 D10 D11 D10 D10 D11 D11 D11 D12 D15 D15 D15 D15 D15 D44 D15 D15 D16 D16 D16 D45 D12 D12 D17 D17 D45 D15 D17 D18 D44 D17 D45 D45 D12 D17 D14 D17 D44 D44 D45 D48 D44 D47
Exchange Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 cxd5 Slav Pawn Game
d4 d5 c4 c6 e3 Diemer Gambit, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 e4 Winawer Counter Gambit, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nc3 e5 Slav Bishop's Game
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Bf5 Alekhine Attack, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nc3 dxc4 e4 Anti-Winawer Gambit, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nc3 e5 e4 Bonet Gambit, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Bg5 Quiet Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Breyer Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nbd2 Pin Defense, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bg4 Chameleon Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Advance System, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 c5 Two Knights Attack, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 Schlechter Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Suchting Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 Qb6 Vienna Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 dxc4 Alekhine Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 e3 Geller Variation; Geller-Tolush Var, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 e4 Steiner Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bg4 Soultanbeieff Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 e6 Smyslov Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Na6 Normal Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Amsterdam Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bf5 cxd5 cxd5 Nc3 Rotterdam Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bf5 cxd5 cxd5 Qb3 Krause Attack, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Ne5 Baarn Variation, Slav; Bled Attack
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Nh4 Stoltz Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Qc2 Alekhine Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 e3 b5 a4 b4 Wiesbaden Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Ne5 e6 Mareschall Variation, Slav; Lasker Variation
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 e3 Na6 Stonewall Defense, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Ne4 Bd3 f5 Fazekas Gambit, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Ne5 Na6 e4 Center Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Qc2 Bd6 e4 Shabalov Attack, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Qc2 Bd6 g4 Landau Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bf5 cxd5 cxd5 Qb3 Qc8 Bd2 e6 Na3 Sharp Line, Wiesbaden Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Ne5 e6 f3 Bb4 e4 Trifunovic Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 cxd5 cxd5 Nc3 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 e6 Qb3 Bb4 Carlsbad Variation, Slav
d4 d5 c4 c6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 dxc4 a4 Bf5 Ne5 Nbd7 Nxc4 Qc7 g3 e5 Alatortsev System, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 Bg5 dxc4 e4 b5 e5 h6 Bh4 g5 Nxg5 Nd5 Ekstrom Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 Bg5 dxc4 e4 b5 e5 h6 Bh4 g5 exf6 gxh4 Ne5 Mikhalchishin Line, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Qc2 Bd6 e4 dxe4 Nxe4 Nxe4 Qxe4 e5 dxe5 Old Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Bd3 dxc4 Bxc4 b5 Bd3 a6 e4 c5 e5 Lilienthal Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 Bg5 dxc4 e4 b5 e5 h6 Bh4 g5 Nxg5 hxg5 Bxg5 Nbd7 Larsen Variation, Semi-Slav
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Bd3 dxc4 Bxc4 b5 Bd3 Bb7 e4 b4 Na4 c5