Tree path 7 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation › Semi-Slav Defense › Stoltz Variation, Center 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
- Stoltz Variation, Center Variation D45 you are here
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation
Overview
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D45.
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. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4.
It is a variation of Semi-Slav Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Mikhalchishin Line.
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- ECO code
- D45
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Semi-Slav Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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