Slav Defense: Modern Line
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3. In 18,361 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 3…Nf6 (88%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3
- ECO
- D11
- Games between strong players
- 18,361
- 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…Nf6 | 88% (16,194) | – | |
| 3…e6 | 8% (1,459) | – | |
| 3…dxc4 | 2% (331) | – | |
| 3…Bf5 | 1% (159) | – | |
| 3…a6 | 1% (83) | – | |
| 3…Bg4 | 0% (66) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Slav Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
- Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 15,501 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation 7,734 games
- Slav Defense: Breyer Variation 622 games
More Slav Defense lines
- 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
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