Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. cxd5
Appearance
Slav Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 |
Slav Defence Exchange Variation
[edit | edit source]3. cxd5
[edit | edit source]After this move, the tension in the center is relieved, often allowing black equality. Because of this, this variation often ends in a draw.
Black's only decent move is to complete the exchange of pawns with 3...cxd5, though Nf6!? might be interesting. However, 3...Qxd5?! Nc3 gains a lot of tempi on the queen and should be avoided. After the exchange, black will find it difficult to win unless white is overly ambitious.
Theory table
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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... cxd5 |
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cxd5 cxd5 |
... Bf4 |
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Exchange Variation D10 | cxd5 cxd5 |
Nc3 Nf6 |
Bf4 Nc6 |
e3 a6 |
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Exchange Variation D10 | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.