Slav Defense: Exchange Variation

ECO: D13Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5

no master games reached this exact line · estimated data

How it's played

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About the Slav Defense: Exchange Variation

The Slav Defense: Exchange Variation is a line of the Slav Defense, catalogued under ECO code D13 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5, 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