Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation

ECO: D15Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 Bf5

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How it's played

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About the Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation

The Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation is a line of the Slav Defense, catalogued under ECO code D15 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 Bf5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Slav Defense has 52 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

Other lines of the Slav Defense