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Tree path 11 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation › Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack › Slav Defense: Alapin Variation › Slav Defense: Czech Variation › Krause Attack › Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation › Morozevich Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  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. Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack D15
  8. Slav Defense: Alapin Variation D16
  9. Slav Defense: Czech Variation D17
  10. Krause Attack D17
  11. Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation D17
  12. Morozevich Variation D17 you are here
D17

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation

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Overview

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation is a specific line in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family (ECO D17), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5, after 22 plies of opening development.

The line refines Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
D17
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
22
Parent
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation

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