Chess openings / Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack (D45) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4. In 303 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 7…h6 (51%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4
- ECO
- D45
- Games between strong players
- 303
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…h6 | 51% (155) | – | |
| 7…Nxg4 | 29% (89) | – | |
| 7…dxc4 | 10% (29) | – | |
| 7…Bb4 | 6% (19) | – | |
| 7…O-O | 2% (6) | – | |
| 7…Qe7 | 1% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
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: 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
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 1,017 games
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