Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5
The Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D31, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5. It is a line of the Semi-Slav Defense. 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 174 times by this move order. White won 53%, 5% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 5. Nf3 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.45 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Qd1 Nf6 7. Be2 a6)
- ECO
- D31
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 87 | |
| 2000+ | 80 | |
| All | 174 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Nf3 | 84 (48%) | |
| 5. Bd3 | 25 (14%) | |
| 5. g4 Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit | 16 (9%) | |
| 5. cxd5 | 13 (7%) | |
| 5. f4 | 12 (7%) | |
| 5. g3 | 5 (3%) | |
| 5. Qc2 | 4 (2%) | |
| 5. Qh5+ | 4 (2%) |
Master games
401 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 17%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Daniel Fridman (2649) – GM Evgeny Tomashevsky (2758) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-13
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2768) – GM Marin Bosiocic (2591) 1-0 · World Blitz 2016 · 2016-12-30
- GM Benjamin Gledura (2633) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2712) 1-0 · AI Cup Play-In 2023 · 2023-09-18
- GM Benjamin Bok (2624) – GM Narayanan S L (2658) 0-1 · Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss · 2022-03-12
- GM Alexey Sarana (2664) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2603) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-09
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2982) – FM juancruzariasTDF (2756) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- AnonymousBrownGuy (2713) – IM Toro123 (2665) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- MIGV (2576) – IM Toro123 (2633) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6
Continuations
- Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit D31 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. g4
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: 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
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line 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.