Slav Defense: Exchange Variation
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5. In 5,752 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 35%; the most played move is 3…cxd5 (98%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5
- ECO
- D10
- Games between strong players
- 5,752
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…cxd5 | 98% (5,643) | – | |
| 3…Nf6 | 1% (69) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense, Tan Gambit | |
| 3…Qxd5 | 1% (29) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Slav Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
More Slav Defense lines
- Slav Defense: Modern Line 18,361 games
- Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 15,501 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation 7,734 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: Czech Variation, Classical System 1,336 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Pin Defense 1,214 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation 975 games
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