Slav Defense
ECO: D10Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Slav Defense
The Slav Defense is catalogued under ECO code D10, in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3, with White 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.
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Other lines of the Slav Defense
- Slav DefenseD10 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
- Slav Defense: Diemer GambitD10 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e4
- Slav Defense: Exchange VariationD10 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5
- Slav Defense: Modern LineD11 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3
- Slav Defense: Bonet GambitD11 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5
- Slav Defense: Breyer VariationD11 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2
- Slav Defense: Quiet VariationD11 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
- Slav Defense: Three Knights VariationD15 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3