chess opening 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6; one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Slav defence is an important reply to 1d4. It is popular with top players. The Slav usually begins:
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
8 | 8 | ||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||
4 | 4 | ||||||||
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2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | 1 | ||||||||
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
Other fourth moves for White are 4.e3, 4.cxd5 and 4.Qb3.
Now 4...dxc4 is the Slav:
This line was explored in two world championship matches between Alekhine and Euwe in 1935 and 1937.
Sometimes called the Botvinnik variation.
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