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Slav Defense
You play Black · 36 variations
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 26
- Czech VariationD171. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf55 moves
- Czech Variation, Classical System, Main LineD191. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe29 moves
- Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich VariationD171. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g511 moves
- Czech Variation, Dutch Variation, Sämisch VariationD191. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. g410 moves
- Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp LineD171. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e48 moves
- Czech Variation, Krause Attack, Fazekas GambitD171. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. e47 moves
- Czech Variation, Lasker VariationD181. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 Na66 moves
- Czech Variation, Bled AttackD171. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh46 moves
- Exchange VariationD131. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd54 moves
- Exchange VariationD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd53 moves
- Exchange Variation, Trifunovic VariationD141. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb48 moves
- Exchange Variation, Symmetrical LineD141. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf56 moves
- Exchange Variation, Boor AttackD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f35 moves
- Chebanenko VariationD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf55 moves
- Chebanenko Variation, Advance SystemD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c55 moves
- Quiet VariationD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e34 moves
- Quiet Variation, Landau VariationD121. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bd2 e6 8. Na38 moves
- Quiet Variation, Amsterdam VariationD121. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Ne5 Nfd77 moves
- Quiet Variation, Schallopp DefenseD121. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e65 moves
- Quiet Variation, Pin DefenseD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg44 moves
- Modern LineD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O6 moves
- Modern LineD111. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. c46 moves
- Modern LineD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 g65 moves
- Winawer CountergambitD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e53 moves
- Winawer Countergambit, Anti-Winawer GambitD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e44 moves
- Geller GambitD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e56 moves
Other variations · 10
- Alekhine VariationD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e35 moves
- Bonet GambitD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg54 moves
- Breyer VariationD111. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd24 moves
- Diemer GambitD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e43 moves
- Schlechter VariationD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g64 moves
- Slav Gambit, Alekhine AttackD101. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e44 moves
- Smyslov VariationD161. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na65 moves
- Soultanbeieff VariationD161. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e65 moves
- Steiner VariationD161. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg45 moves
- Süchting VariationD151. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb64 moves