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:

Overview

Games on Database: 2954
Last Played: Feb 2020
Overall score:
37.2%33.1%29.8%
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Played frequently by:

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  1932
39.9 % 34.7 % 25.5 %
9. O-O  688
29.9 % 28.1 % 42 %
9. a4  268
40.3 % 38.1 % 21.6 %
9. a3  32
15.6 % 15.6 % 68.8 %
9. Ne4  13
38.5 % 23.1 % 38.5 %
9. Bd2  11
18.2 % 27.3 % 54.5 %
9. Qc2  5
20 % 80 %
9. Qe2  4
25 % 25 % 50 %