Chess openings / Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation
Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation (D45) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7. In 6,391 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 33%; the most played move is 6.Qc2 (48%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7
- ECO
- D45
- Games between strong players
- 6,391
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Qc2 | 48% (3,079) | Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | |
| 6.Bd3 | 32% (2,032) | – | |
| 6.Be2 | 13% (837) | – | |
| 6.b3 | 4% (230) | – | |
| 6.Bd2 | 1% (69) | – | |
| 6.a3 | 1% (39) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3
- Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation 3,174 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation 1,629 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense 1,337 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation 79 games
More Semi-Slav Defense lines
- Semi-Slav Defense 14,235 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order 4,748 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit 1,645 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: Noteboom Variation 1,091 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 1,017 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line 987 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation 748 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation 662 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation 604 games
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