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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 › Classical System › Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation › Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line
  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. Classical System D18
  11. Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation D19
  12. Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line D19 you are here
D19

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line

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Overview

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D19.

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 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation, Sämisch Variation.

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ECO code
D19
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
17
Parent
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation
Direct variations
1

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