Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3
The Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D13, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3. It is a line of the 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 16 times by this move order. White won 69%, 0% were drawn and Black won 31%. The most popular continuation is 6… e6 (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6… e6 7. Nh4 Be4 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. f3)
- ECO
- D13
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… e6 | 13 (81%) | |
| 6… a6 | 2 (13%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
51 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 59%, draw 16%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Predrag Nikolic (2650) – GM Boban Bogosavljevic (2524) 1-0 · 17th Bora Kostic Mem · 2012-11-26
- GM Predrag Nikolic (2606) – GM Piotr Bobras (2531) 1/2-1/2 · Bundesliga 2015-16 · 2015-12-11
- FM Artur Gaifullin (2448) – GM Dmitry Kryakvin (2588) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-30
- GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista (2707) – FM Diego Cuellar (2323) 1-0 · 48th Capablanca Open I 2013 · 2013-04-21
- GM Vladimir Belous (2555) – FM Mikhail Bryakin (2407) 1-0 · 22nd Voronezh Master Open · 2018-06-18
Search all games of the Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM ich2 (2421) – IM kamblefy (2483) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- IM ich2 (2435) – PoulesAurontDesDents (2290) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- OTHMANDXB (2403) – kekeks (2240) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense (4. e3 Bf5) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5
Continuations
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation D12 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Ne5 Nfd7
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.