Openings/Semi-Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation D49
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5
113 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 25%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| axb5 | 86 | 49% 22% 29% | 2291 | 2025 |
| Ng4 | 13 | 31% 38% 31% | 2295 | 2023 |
| Nxe5 | 11 | 55% 27% 18% | 2232 | 2026 |
| Bb4+ | 2 | 50% 50% | 2092 | 2015 |
| Nd5 | 1 | 100% | 2263 | 2020 |
Top games
| Navara, D2739–Ding Liren2812 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2782–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | 8th Sinquefield Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2707–Gukesh, D2758 | 1-0 | Asian Games Men Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Mamedyarov, S2747–Ponomariov, R2712 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Ftacnik, L2545–Navara, D2720 | 0-1 | TCh-SVK 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Korobov, A2672–Daneshvar, Bardiya2591 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Shankland, S2661–Gozzoli, Y2571 | 1-0 | 49th Biel Master Open | 2016 |
| Horvath, Jo12536–Ragger, M2670 | 0-1 | Husek Vienna Open A | 2012 |
| Timofeev, Arty2586–Goganov, A2620 | ½-½ | 69th ch-RUS HL 2016 | 2016 |
| Neverov, V2506–Popov, Iv Rus2650 | 1-0 | 14th Delhi Open 2016 | 2016 |
Semi-Slav Defense variations
Accelerated Move OrderD31Marshall GambitD31Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall VariationD31Semi-Slav DefenseD43Noteboom VariationD31Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch GambitD31Gunderam GambitD31Main LineD45Quiet VariationD30Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom GambitD31Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom VariationD31Accelerated Meran VariationD45Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky LineD31Normal VariationD45Quiet VariationD30Anti-Moscow GambitD43Botvinnik VariationD44Rubinstein SystemD45Stoltz VariationD45Main LineD46Marshall Gambit, Forgotten VariationD31Marshall Gambit, Main LineD31Stonewall DefenseD45Bogoljubow VariationD46