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For Semi-Slav Defense, start at the first position and step through the moves rather than memorizing the final board. After each move, look for the piece that moved and the squares it now influences. The same opening name can cover several branches, so use the selected line’s move order as your reference.
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Opening lines
An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
The board shows one representative line for each ECO code. All collected branches and their PGN moves remain listed below.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
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D43 · Semi-Slav Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Semi-Slav Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 - Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 - Semi-Slav Defense: Hastings Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3
D44 · Semi-Slav Defense
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Alatortsev System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 Nd5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Ekstrom Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 - Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Szabo Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. Qf3 - Semi-Slav Defense Accepted:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4
D45 · Semi-Slav Defense
15 PGN · 15 FEN
- Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 - Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 - Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 - Semi-Slav Defense: Rubinstein System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stonewall Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bd3 f5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. b3 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation:
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 - Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. b3 Bb7
D47 · Semi-Slav Defense
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Lundin Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4
D48 · Semi-Slav Defense
8 PGN · 8 FEN
- Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. a4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Old Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 - Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7
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