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Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation

ECO D44 · 167 games · Black to move

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4

42% White8% Draw50% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
b5	153	91.6%

A further 14 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Queen's Pawn Game 1... d5 Queen's Gambit 2. c4 Slav Defense 2... c6 Slav Defense: Modern Line 3. Nf3 Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 4. Nc3 Semi-Slav Defense 4... e6 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted 5... dxc4Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation 6. e4

Other lines in this family

Botvinnik VariationD44… 6... b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg581 Anti-Moscow GambitD43… 5... h6 6. Bh4204 Semi-Slav DefenseD43…12,072 Main LineD45… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf33,362 Normal VariationD45… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7817 Main LineD46… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3271 Semi-Meran VariationD47… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4196 Meran VariationD47… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5147 Stoltz VariationD45… 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2124 Accelerated Move OrderD31… 2... e6 3. Nc3 c612,974

All 15 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.