Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense

ECO: D12Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5

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About the Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense

The Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense is a line of the Slav Defense, catalogued under ECO code D12 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

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

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