Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. g4
The Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D31, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. g4. It is a line of the Semi-Slav Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16 times by this move order. White won 44%, 6% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nf6 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.12 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 5… Nf6 6. g5 Ne4 7. f4 Bd6 8. Nf3)
- ECO
- D31
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nf6 | 11 (69%) | |
| 5… fxg4 | 4 (25%) | |
| 5… Nh6 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
56 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 18%, Black 27%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) – Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-01
- Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) – LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-01
- GM Anton Korobov (2687) – GM Aleksei Pridorozhni (2596) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 27th Oct · 2020-10-27
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2618) – GM Aleksei Pridorozhni (2596) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov · 2020-11-03
- GM Krzysztof Jakubowski (2562) – GM Igor Kovalenko (2650) 0-1 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2015 · 2015-09-05
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Papa_1960 (2568) – CM DMosk (2430) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- FM DiogenesSinopeus (2502) – ZEWS (2328) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- OmarSadaBorge (2345) – Manorainjan (2315) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5
More Semi-Slav Defense lines (all)
- Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (4… e6 5. Nbd2) D30
- Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (5. Nbd2 Nbd7) D30
- Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Forgotten Variation D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Tolush Variation D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Abrahams Variation D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation D31
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.