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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3

Black to move
4,736 games · 1906-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...a6

1,958

37.5%

34.2%

28.3%

8...Bb7

1,747

33.7%

40.6%

25.7%

8...Bd6

534

30.9%

41.4%

27.7%

8...b4

507

33.7%

43.6%

22.7%

8...Be7

50%

25%

8...Qc7

50%

8...h6

M Smith vs K Telfer, 1991 1/2-1/2

8...e5

B Belotti vs M Godena, 1996 1/2-1/2

8...Bb7 -0.09 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 (0-1)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 (0-1)
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 (0-1)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 (0-1)

DEBUT: Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1906 (1-0)
RECENT: N Dzagnidze vs Gelfand, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
D48 Semi-Slav: Meran [Black] by nakul1964
D48: Semi-Slav: Meran [White] by MichaelMichael

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D47: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (2788)
D48: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1330)
D49: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (617)
D10: Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1)

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