Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5
The Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System is a chess opening classified as ECO D15, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5. It is a line of the Slav Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 72 times by this move order. White won 50%, 11% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bf5 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.34 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 5… Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Qc2)
- ECO
- D15
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 63 | |
| All | 72 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bf5 | 38 (53%) | |
| 5… g6 | 10 (14%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 9 (13%) | |
| 5… b6 | 7 (10%) | |
| 5… Bg4 | 4 (6%) | |
| 5… e6 | 2 (3%) | |
| 5… h6 | 1 (1%) | |
| 5… b5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
882 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 33%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) – Koivisto 9.2 (3493) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-19
- Koivisto 9.2 (3493) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-16
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2810) 0-1 · SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026-02-07
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2746) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2783) 1/2-1/2 · TechM GCL 2024 · 2024-10-07
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2748) 1-0 · 45th Olympiad 2024 · 2024-09-21
Search all games of the Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- RiseP (2723) – Yakamuzosan (2700) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- AnonymousBrownGuy (2733) – Penicillium_salamii (2602) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- bata_njaa (2706) – FM iustin104 (2570) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation (4. Nc3 a6) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6
More Slav Defense lines (all)
- Slav Defense (2. c4 c6) D10
- Slav Defense (2… c6 3. Nc3) D10
- Slav Defense (3. Nc3 dxc4) D10
- Slav Defense: Diemer Gambit D10
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (2… c6 3. cxd5) D10
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Boor Attack D10
- Slav Defense: Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack D10
- Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit D10
- Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit, Anti-Winawer Gambit D10
- Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit D11
- Slav Defense: Breyer Variation D11
- Slav Defense: Modern Line (2… c6 3. Nf3) D11
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.