Chess openings / Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5. In 1,601 games between strong players, White wins 40%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 8.Bd3 (77%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
- ECO
- D47
- Games between strong players
- 1,601
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Bd3 | 77% (1,224) | – | |
| 8.Be2 | 17% (266) | – | |
| 8.Bb3 | 7% (111) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
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: 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
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 1,017 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line 987 games
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