Chess openings / Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4. In 1,515 games between strong players, White wins 32%, 40% are drawn and Black wins 28%; the most played move is 6…dxc4 (87%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4
- ECO
- D43
- Games between strong players
- 1,515
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…dxc4 | 87% (1,315) | – | |
| 6…Be7 | 8% (127) | – | |
| 6…Nbd7 | 2% (36) | – | |
| 6…g5 | 2% (30) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6
More Semi-Slav Defense lines
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line 7,599 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation 6,391 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order 4,748 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation 3,174 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit 1,645 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation 1,629 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation 1,601 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation 1,358 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense 1,337 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation 1,091 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 1,017 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line 987 games
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