Tree path 12 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: Semi-Meran Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation › Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation › Old Variation

D48

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Old Variation

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Overview

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Old Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D48.

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 19 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5.

It is a variation of Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.

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ECO code: D48
Group: Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies: 19
Parent: Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
Direct variations: 1
Total in subtree: 3

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Variations (1)

D49 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation

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