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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...Nf6/4. Nf3/4...c6/5. Bg5

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. d4 | 1...d5 | 2. c4 | 2...e6 | 3. Nc3 | 3...Nf6 | 4. Nf3 | 4...c6
Semi-Slav Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 white bishoph5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 black kingd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R2QKB1R b

Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5
Parent: Queen's Gambit Declined

Semi-Slav Defence

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5.Bg5

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This super-sharp move is often today a true gambit. White intends to offer the c-pawn as a real sacrifice. Here Black can try the solid 5...Nbd7, which leads into the Queen's Gambit Declined (Cambridge Springs Variation), the sharp Botvinnik Variation (5...dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5! hxg5 10.Bxg5 with tremendous complications), or the even sharper main line, 5...h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5


5
Main line ...
h6
Botvinnik Variation ...
dxc4
Queen's Gambit Declined,
Cambridge Springs Variation		 ...
Nbd7

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References

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