Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (5. Nbd2 Nbd7)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
The Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D30, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7. 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 31 times by this move order. White won 58%, 19% were drawn and Black won 23%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 6. Bd3 Be7 7. b3 b6 8. Qe2 O-O)
- ECO
- D30
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 27 | |
| All | 31 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 20 (65%) | |
| 6. b3 | 9 (29%) | |
| 6. g3 | 1 (3%) | |
| 6. a3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
458 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 29%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2732) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2716) 1/2-1/2 · Tata Steel IND Blitz Open · 2023-09-08
- GM Hao Wang (2735) – GM Quang Liem Le (2703) 1/2-1/2 · SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · 2013-12-14
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2687) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2720) 1/2-1/2 · CrunchLab Masters Div 2 W · 2024-07-21
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2695) – GM Illya Nyzhnyk (2641) 1/2-1/2 · National Open 2023 · 2023-06-17
- GM Anatoly Karpov (2619) – GM Anton Korobov (2715) 0-1 · Sberbank GM Rapid · 2013-06-05
Search all games of the Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Robert_E2009 (2652) – IM DiaryTraining (2763) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- FM MrKooshaJ (2562) – battlepig (2450) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- gajiyev (2498) – Gabriel_Young (2458) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (4… e6 5. Nbd2) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2
Continuations
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Semmering Variation D30 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5
More Semi-Slav Defense lines (all)
- 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
- 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.