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Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense

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Overview

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D12.

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 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6.

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

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ECO code
D12
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
10
Parent
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense

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