Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 f6
The Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line is a chess opening classified as ECO D31, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 f6. It is a line of the Semi-Slav Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14 times by this move order. White won 57%, 0% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bh4 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.64 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 6. Bd2 b5 7. e4 Bb4 8. b3 Qa5)
- ECO
- D31
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 f6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bh4 | 8 (57%) | |
| 6. Bf4 | 6 (43%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 25%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh (2437) – FM Yaroslav Remizov (2357) 1-0 · PRO League Group Stage · 2019-01-21
- IM Marcin Sieciechowicz (2398) – IM Michal Luch (2333) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 · 2024-02-04
- FM Robert S Eames (2185) – Harry Grieve (2246) 0-1 · FSIM August 2018 · 2018-08-13
- Henrique Barbosa Veloso (1952) – FM Jonas Eilenberg (2299) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Feb Early · 2024-02-13
Highest-rated Lichess games
- willzen89 (2211) – Radmehr4030 (2196) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- cv16r9 (1993) – cola1000elo (2139) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
- Coranger45 (2059) – smiralvik (2070) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5
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 D31
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Abrahams 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.