Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. g3
The Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D31, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. g3. 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 20 times by this move order. White won 55%, 5% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… b5 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 5… Nd7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. a4 Bb4 8. O-O)
- ECO
- D31
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… b5 | 12 (60%) | |
| 5… Bb4 | 5 (25%) | |
| 5… Nf6 | 3 (15%) |
Master games
83 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 9%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2649) – GM Denis Makhnev (2516) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- GM Aleksey Dreev (2647) – GM Vladimir Zakhartsov (2506) 1-0 · 74th ch-RUS HL 2021 · 2021-06-30
- GM Abhijeet Gupta (2634) – GM Tamas Jr. Fodor (2494) 0-1 · London Classic Superrapid · 2016-12-18
- GM Alexey Sarana (2685) – FM Vjacheslav Weetik (2423) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Feb Early · 2022-02-15
- IM Lucian-Costin Miron (2472) – GM Baadur Jobava (2618) 1-0 · Chebanenko Memorial 2019 · 2019-05-07
Highest-rated Lichess games
- bebitou123 (2478) – ZEWS (2325) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Racger (2203) – Chakamba (2282) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
- arno111 (2250) – stanislav_pashanov27 (2178) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4
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: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Noteboom, Stonewall Variation, Portisch Gambit 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, Abrahams Variation 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.