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Chess Opening Explorer
1. d4 d5   2. c4 e6   3. Nc3 Nf6   4. Nf3 c6   5. e3 
diagram
Black to move
19,198 games · 1840-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
5...Nbd7  17,117

36.2%

39.7%

24.1%
5...a6  1,491

32.8%

43.7%

23.5%
5...Bd6  637

58.6%

22.4%

19%
5...Be7  573

54.6%

27.9%

17.5
5...Ne4  124

42.7%

21.8%

35.5%
5...Bb4  113

61.9%

21.2%

16.8
5...dxc4  52

59.6%

26.9%

13.5
5...g6  35

42.9%

37.1%

20%
5...h6  14

71.4%


21.4%
5...b6  9

77.8%


5...c5  7

85.7%

14.3

5...Nbd7 +0.04 (35 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
R Cifuentes vs V Zvjaginsev, 1995 (0-1)
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 (0-1)
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 (0-1)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 (0-1)

DEBUT: H Kennedy vs E Lowe, 1849 (1-0)
RECENT: Vincent Keymer vs Sarin Nihal, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Shabalov 7...dxc4 by SeazerCZ
A00 D47 Semi-Slav: Meran [Black] by nakul1964
D48: Semi-Slav: Meran [White] by MichaelMichael

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D45: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (11489)
D47: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (3808)
D46: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (2008)
D48: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1286)
D49: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (605)
D29: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1)
A00: Uncommon Opening (1)

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