Tree path 8 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation › Semi-Slav Defense › Moscow Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Hastings Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Slav Defense D10
- Modern Line D11
- Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation D15
- Semi-Slav Defense D43
- Moscow Variation D43
- Semi-Slav Defense: Hastings Variation D43 you are here
Semi-Slav Defense: Hastings Variation
Overview
Semi-Slav Defense: Hastings Variation is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D43.
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 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D43
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 13
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