D48: Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, 8...a6

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, 8...a6

D48 Sub-variants:

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, 8...a6
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, Pirc variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, Reynolds' variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5

Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, old main line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5

Overview

Games on Database:

2995

Last Played:

Oct 2024

Overall score:

37.1%

33.1%

29.8%

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White
Zdenko Kozul	21 games
Svetozar Gligoric	17 games
Valery A Chekhov	11 games

Black
Oleg Korneev	22 games
Jonny Hector	18 games
Marinus Kuijf	17 games

Possible continuations:

9. e4

1956

39.8 %

34.6 %

25.6 %

9. O-O

700

30 %

28 %

42 %

9. a4

273

39.6 %

38.8 %

21.6 %

9. a3

15.6 %

68.8 %

9. Ne4

38.5 %

23.1 %

38.5 %

9. Bd2

18.2 %

27.3 %

54.5 %

9. Qc2

20 %

80 %

9. Qe2

25 %

50 %