Semi-Slav Defense Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4
The Semi-Slav Defense Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO D44, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 100 times by this move order. White won 47%, 11% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 6. e4 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.29 (Stockfish, depth 43; best line 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5)
- ECO
- D44
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 25 | |
| 2000+ | 74 | |
| All | 100 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. e4 Botvinnik Variation (5… dxc4 6. e4) | 53 (53%) | |
| 6. a4 | 36 (36%) | |
| 6. e3 | 10 (10%) | |
| 6. Qc2 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
101 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 31%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2624) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2700) 0-1 · FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 · 2021-10-30
- GM Quang Liem Le (2731) – GM Grzegorz Nasuta (2547) 1-0 · Chess.com Classic Play-In · 2024-05-08
- GM Alexander Moiseenko (2711) – GM Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder (2542) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-10
- GM Jeffery Xiong (2679) – GM Anton Smirnov (2567) 1-0 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2019-06-18
- GM Jeffery Xiong (2679) – GM Anton Smirnov (2567) 1-0 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2019-06-18
Search all games of the Semi-Slav Defense Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Arsenii2707 (2539) – IM KeyzerSoze (2522) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM Elmarmalade (2585) – Dxf7 (2426) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- Plyasa1984 (2509) – tm313 (2452) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
Continuations
- Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation (5… dxc4 6. e4) D44 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.