Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
The Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line is a chess opening classified as ECO D17, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4. 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 6 times by this move order. White won 17%, 0% were drawn and Black won 83%. The most popular continuation is 8… Bxe4 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.46 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8… Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4)
- ECO
- D17
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… Bxe4 | 4 (67%) | |
| 8… Bg6 | 2 (33%) |
Master games
115 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 33%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- GM Yuri Vovk (2617) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2725) 0-1 · World Rapid 2015 · 2015-10-11
- GM Matthias Bluebaum (2660) – GM Igor Kovalenko (2676) 1/2-1/2 · 61st Rubinstein ALREH · 2025-08-22
- GM Yaroslav Zherebukh (2616) – GM Quang Liem Le (2710) 1/2-1/2 · College Final Four 2014 · 2014-04-06
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2732) – GM Anton Smirnov (2586) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late · 2024-01-23
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2732) – GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2553) 1-0 · Chess Stars 3.0 Rapid · 2023-12-15
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Arsenii2707 (2527) – CJ58 (2481) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- BlindMonster (2514) – pokemon_master1 (2446) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- Levasy (2246) – Tiggertienehambre (2216) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
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.