Tree path 8 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Slav Defense › Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line › Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line › Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Slav Defense D10
- Slav Defense D10
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line D45
- Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation D45
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line D46
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Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation
Overview
Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D46.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D46
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line
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