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Slav Indian

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Slav Indian is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

34master games
2611avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %35 · draw %50 · Black wins %15

Played by: Shevchenko, Mamedyarov, Praggnanandhaa, Fedoseev, Sarana, Grischuk, Nihal, Wojtaszek

Main line

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Rd1 Nb4 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.O-O Bc6 14.f4 Bd5 15.f5 Bxc4

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Variations played by masters (1)

Main line · ECO A50 · for Black

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Be3 O-O …
34 games · avg. Elo 2611 · W/D/L 12/17/5 · Model game: Praggnanandhaa – Donchenko, 2024 (1/2-1/2)

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Other openings

Sicilian DefenseQueen's Gambit DeclinedRuy LopezEnglish OpeningItalian GameIndian DefensePetrov's DefenseNimzo-Indian DefenseFrench DefenseZukertort OpeningCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Pawn GameKing's Indian AttackFour Knights GameQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan Opening

Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.