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  2. Queen's Pawn Game D00
  3. Queen's Gambit D06
  4. Slav Defense D10
  5. Modern Line D11
  6. Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation D15
  7. Semi-Slav Defense D43
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D49

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation

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Overview

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D49.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

It begins with 22 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
D49
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
22
Parent
Semi-Slav Defense

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