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Slav Defense

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Overview

Slav Defense is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D10.

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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack.

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ECO code
D10
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
6
Parent
Slav Defense
Direct variations
1

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