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Slav Defense: Modern Line

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Overview

Slav Defense: Modern Line is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D11.

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 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3.

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

It is the root of 7 named variations, with Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense, Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit, Slav Defense: Breyer Variation, and others among the most studied.

Counted recursively, this branch covers 65 sub-variations at all depths.

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ECO code
D11
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
5
Parent
Slav Defense
Direct variations
7
Total in subtree
65

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Variations (7)

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