Semi Slav Meran

In the opening book this is the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation.

The book line for Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation is d4, d5, c4, c6, Nc3, Nf6, e3, e6. This page collects the 19 named lines under that variation.

19 named lines · ECO D47, D48, D49

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Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. c6
  5. Nc3
  6. Nf6
  7. e3
  8. e6
  9. Nf3
  10. Nbd7
  11. Bd3
  12. dxc4
  13. Bxc4
  14. b5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from c7 to c6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White pawn moves from e2 to e3.
  8. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  9. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  10. Black knight moves from b8 to d7.
  11. White bishop moves from f1 to d3.
  12. Black pawn captures on c4.
  13. White bishop captures on c4.
  14. Black pawn moves from b7 to b5.

Named lines

  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Lundin Variation (D47) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation (D47) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit (D47) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation (D47) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. a4
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Old Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation (D48) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rabinovich Variation (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Ng4
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rellstab Attack (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. O-O Qd5 14. Qe2 Ba6 15. Bg5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. O-O
  • Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Stahlberg Variation (D49) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Qf3

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