Chess opening
Semi-Slav DefenseD43
The Semi-Slav Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code D43. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Semi-Slav Defense Accepted (D44)
- Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation (D43)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation (D45)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack (D45)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Lundin Variation (D47)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation (D48)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation (D49)
Related lines in the Semi-Slav Defense
- Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit (D31)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit (D31)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Forgotten Variation (D31)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line (D31)
Train this opening
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