Slav Defense: Czech Variation (D17)

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Target Position

♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♝ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.03

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 43.8% Draws: 24.9% Black Wins: 31.3%

Strategic Overview

The Slav Defense: Czech Variation (ECO code D17) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5
UCI Move Path
d2d4 d7d5 c2c4 c7c6 g1f3 g8f6 b1c3 d5c4 a2a4 c8f5
Repertoire Training

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Variations in this Family

No deeper sub-variations cataloged in this specific database sub-tree.