Closed Game
Slav Defence, Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
Step through
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A sturdy set-up that waits for the opponent to overreach. Pawns lock into each other, the lines shut and the game runs long. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on d4 · d5. 2 pieces have left the board. Neither side has castled yet.
The position
- Length
- 6 moves
- To move
- White
- Legal replies
- 28
- Minor pieces out
- White 0 · Black 0
- Material
- level
- Castling rights left
- KQkq
- FEN
- rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/8/3p4/3P4/8/PP2PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4
Move by move
Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.
- 1.d4White: Pawn d2→d4
- 1…d5Black: Pawn d7→d5
- 2.c4White: Pawn c2→c4
- 2…c6Black: Pawn c7→c6
- 3.cxd5White: Pawn c4→d5 (capture)
- 3…cxd5Black: Pawn c6→d5 (capture)
Nearby lines
first 4 moves shared
Common questions
QWhat are the moves of Slav Defence, Exchange Variation?
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
QWhich family does it belong to?
Closed Game — 1.d4 d5, queen’s pawns facing each other.
QWho is to move next?
After 6 moves it is White to move.