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Slav Defense: Czech Variation

ECO D17 · 754 games · White to move

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5
47% White7% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e340153.2%Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System D18
Ne518224.1%Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack D17
Bg5597.8%
Bf4202.7%

A further 92 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Queen's Pawn Game 1... d5Queen's Gambit 2. c4Slav Defense 2... c6Slav Defense: Modern Line 3. Nf3Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 4. Nc3Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack 4... dxc4Slav Defense: Alapin Variation 5. a4Slav Defense: Czech Variation 5... Bf5

Other lines in this family

Czech Variation, Classical SystemD18… 6. e3391Czech Variation, Dutch VariationD19… 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O233Czech Variation, Krause AttackD17… 6. Ne5157Alapin VariationD16…1,169Two Knights AttackD15…2,314Geller GambitD15… 5. e4462Geller GambitD15… 5. e4 b5 6. e5131Alekhine VariationD15… 5. e3124Three Knights VariationD15…17,833Schlechter VariationD15… 4... g61,158

All 29 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.