Chess openings / Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation (D44) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3. In 420 games between strong players, White wins 35%, 37% are drawn and Black wins 28%; the most played move is 11…Bb7 (69%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3
- ECO
- D44
- Games between strong players
- 420
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11…Bb7 | 69% (288) | – | |
| 11…Rg8 | 13% (56) | – | |
| 11…Qb6 | 13% (53) | – | |
| 11…Qa5 | 4% (18) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4
More Semi-Slav Defense lines
- Semi-Slav Defense 14,235 games
- 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: Anti-Moscow Gambit 1,515 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
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