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Tree path 10 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
  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 you are here
D19

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation

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Overview

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O, after 15 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line.

In total, the branch covers 2 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
D19
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
15
Parent
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
2

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Variations (1)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System:

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