ECO family guide

Slav Defense — all variations and ECO codes

52 named lines across 10 ECO codes (D10–D19). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

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Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6, playing as black — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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All 52 named variations

Every named line in the Slav Defense family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

• D10Slav Defense (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
• D10Slav Defense (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3
• D10Slav Defense (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4
• D10Diemer Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e4
• D10Exchange Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5
  D13Exchange Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5
  • D10Boor Attack — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f3
  • D13Schallopp Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3
  • D14Symmetrical Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5
  • D14Trifunovic Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4

• Slav Gambit

  • D10Alekhine Attack — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e4
• D10Winawer Countergambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5
  • D10Anti-Winawer Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e4
• D11Bonet Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5
• D11Breyer Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2
• D11Modern Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3
  D11Modern Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 g6
  D11Modern Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O
  D11Modern Line — 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 Bg4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.c4
• D11Quiet Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
  • D11Pin Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4
  • D12Amsterdam Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Ne5 Nfd7
  • D12Landau Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Bd2 e6 8.Na3
  • D12Schallopp Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5
    D12Schallopp Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6
• D15Alekhine Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3
• D15Chebanenko Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6
  D15Chebanenko Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 Bf5
  • D15Advance System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5
• D15Geller Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4
  D15Geller Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5
• D15Schlechter Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6
• D15Süchting Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Qb6
• D15Three Knights Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
• D15Two Knights Attack — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4
• D16Alapin Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4
• D16Smyslov Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Na6
• D16Soultanbeieff Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6
• D16Steiner Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bg4
• D17Czech Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5
  • D17Bled Attack — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4
  • D17Carlsbad Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5
    • D17Morozevich Variation — 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
  • D17Krause Attack — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5
    • D17Fazekas Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.e4
  • D17Wiesbaden Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6
    • D17Sharp Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4
  • D18Classical System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3
    • D19Main Line — 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
  • D18Lasker Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 Na6
  • D19Dutch Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O
    • D19Sämisch Variation — 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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