Czech Slav

In the opening book this is the Slav Defense: Czech Variation.

The book line for Slav Defense: Czech Variation is d4, d5, c4, c6, Nf3, Nf6, Nc3, dxc4. This page collects the 13 named lines under that variation.

13 named lines · ECO D17, D18, D19 · 293 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Slav Defense: Czech Variation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. c6
  5. Nf3
  6. Nf6
  7. Nc3
  8. dxc4
  9. a4
  10. Bf5

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 g1 to f3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  8. Black pawn captures on c4.
  9. White pawn moves from a2 to a4.
  10. Black bishop moves from c8 to f5.

Named lines

  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack, Fazekas Gambit (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. e4
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line (D17) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System (D18) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Lasker Variation (D18) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 Na6
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line (D19) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation (D19) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
  • Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation, Sämisch Variation (D19) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. g4

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