Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5
The Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D31, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5. It is a line of the Semi-Slav Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 36 times by this move order. White won 53%, 3% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 5… f6 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.11 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 5… Be7 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 7. a4 Nd5 8. a5)
- ECO
- D31
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 21 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 36 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… f6 Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line | 14 (39%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 9 (25%) | |
| 5… Nf6 | 7 (19%) | |
| 5… Qc7 | 2 (6%) | |
| 5… Qa5 | 2 (6%) | |
| 5… b5 | 1 (3%) | |
| 5… Qb6 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 14%, draw 57%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- IM Rui Damaso (2417) – GM Diego Flores (2604) 1/2-1/2 · 7th ch-Iberoamericano · 2019-08-11
- WGM Daria Charochkina (2371) – GM Jakov Geller (2538) 1/2-1/2 · 16th Voronezh Master Open · 2012-06-13
- FM Mark Kvetny (2379) – GM Stanislav Novikov (2528) 1/2-1/2 · 27th Czech Open A 2016 · 2016-07-23
- FM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2381) – WGM Sarvinoz Kurbonboeva (2297) 1/2-1/2 · Zonal 3.4 Women 2019 · 2019-05-29
- IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2400) – FM Guenther Wachinger (2215) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 12th Oct · 2021-10-12
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MaxTalmud (2268) – trisolarian (2264) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- willzen89 (2211) – Radmehr4030 (2196) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- chess_player68 (2133) – Karelbanaan (2197) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4
Continuations
- Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation, Anti-Noteboom Variation, Belyavsky Line D31 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 f6
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 Gambit 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.