Slav Defense
Slav Defense (D10) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. In 30,329 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 3.Nf3 (49%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
- ECO
- D10
- Games between strong players
- 30,329
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.Nf3 | 49% (14,874) | Slav Defense: Modern Line | |
| 3.Nc3 | 29% (8,666) | – | |
| 3.cxd5 | 19% (5,730) | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | |
| 3.e3 | 3% (840) | – | |
| 3.g3 | 0% (90) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4
- Slav Defense: Modern Line 18,361 games
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line 7,599 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation 5,752 games
- Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit 132 games
- Slav Defense: Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack 113 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense 92 games
Every Slav Defense line
- Slav Defense: Modern Line 18,361 games
- Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 15,501 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation 7,734 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation 5,752 games
- Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack 5,138 games
- Slav Defense: Alapin Variation 3,821 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation 3,278 games
- Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation 2,953 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense 2,951 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack 1,553 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line 1,356 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System 1,336 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Pin Defense 1,214 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation 975 games
- Slav Defense: Geller Gambit 837 games
- Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation 832 games
- Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System 780 games
- Slav Defense: Breyer Variation 622 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation 475 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Trifunovic Variation 423 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line 402 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation 339 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack 278 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation 254 games
- Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation 231 games
- Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation 209 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Boor Attack 163 games
- Slav Defense: Steiner Variation 132 games
- Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit 132 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line 122 games
- Slav Defense: Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack 113 games
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation 70 games
- Slav Defense: Süchting Variation 50 games
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