Chess Openings·Slav Defence, Main Variation

Closed Game

Slav Defence, Main Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4

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. 1 pieces have left the board. Neither side has castled yet.

The position

Length
8 moves
To move
White
Legal replies
34
Minor pieces out
White 2 · Black 1
Material
38 · 39
Castling rights left
KQkq
FEN
rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/2p2n2/8/2pP4/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5

Move by move

Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.

  1. 1.d4White: Pawn d2→d4
  2. 1…d5Black: Pawn d7→d5
  3. 2.c4White: Pawn c2→c4
  4. 2…c6Black: Pawn c7→c6
  5. 3.Nf3White: Knight g1→f3
  6. 3…Nf6Black: Knight g8→f6
  7. 4.Nc3White: Knight b1→c3
  8. 4…dxc4Black: Pawn d5→c4 (capture)

Nearby lines

first 7 moves shared

Semi-Slav Defence…e6Slav Defence…d5 c4 c6Slav Defence, Exchange Variation…cxd5 cxd5Queen's Gambitd4 d5 c4Queen's Gambit, Declined Variation…e6Queen's Gambit, Accepted Variation…dxc4

Common questions

Q. What are the moves of Slav Defence, Main Variation?

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4

Q. Which family does it belong to?

Closed Game — 1.d4 d5, queen’s pawns facing each other.

Q. Who is to move next?

After 8 moves it is White to move.