Openings/Slav Defense
Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation D16
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na6
124 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 26%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 64 | 55% 22% 23% | 2293 | 2025 |
| e3 | 50 | 32% 32% 36% | 2276 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 9 | 22% 22% 56% | 2207 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 2416 | 2019 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2805–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Ponomariov, R2714–Harikrishna, P2727 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2741–Artemiev, V2675 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Ragger, M2676–David, Alb2571 | 1-0 | Mitropa Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Wojtaszek, R2717–Golubka, P2495 | 1-0 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2020 | 2020 |
| Indjic, A2549–Nikolic, Pr2619 | ½-½ | TCh-SRB 1st League 2013 | 2013 |
| Grandelius, N2547–Nikolic, Pr2620 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Melkumyan, H2653–Debashis, D2478 | ½-½ | 20th OIBM 2016 | 2016 |
| Ernst, S2573–Haslinger, S2543 | 0-1 | 17th Unive Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Marin, Mi2603–Ducarmon, Q2482 | 1-0 | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 2015 | 2015 |
Slav Defense variations
Slav DefenseD10Diemer GambitD10Slav DefenseD10Modern LineD11Exchange VariationD10Winawer CountergambitD10Slav DefenseD10Winawer Countergambit, Anti-Winawer GambitD10Quiet VariationD11Slav Gambit, Alekhine AttackD10Bonet GambitD11Three Knights VariationD15Breyer VariationD11Quiet Variation, Pin DefenseD11Quiet Variation, Schallopp DefenseD12Chebanenko VariationD15Schlechter VariationD15Süchting VariationD15Two Knights AttackD15Exchange VariationD13Chebanenko Variation, Advance SystemD15Alekhine VariationD15Geller GambitD15Alapin VariationD16