Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (4… dxc4 5. e4)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4
The Slav Defense: Geller Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D15, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4. 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 223 times by this move order. White won 44%, 3% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 5… b5 (85% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 5… b5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a4)
- ECO
- D15
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 29 | |
| 1500-1999 | 93 | |
| 2000+ | 101 | |
| All | 223 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… b5 | 189 (85%) | |
| 5… Bg4 | 24 (11%) | |
| 5… e6 | 4 (2%) | |
| 5… g6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5… a6 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5… e5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5… c5 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
487 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 17%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- Berserk 20241119 (3589) – LCZero 0.31-dag-4167c1e-BT4-6147500-it332 (3648) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-11-29
- LCZero 0.31-dag-4167c1e-BT4-6147500-it332 (3648) – Berserk 20241119 (3589) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-11-26
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2875) – GM Yangyi Yu (2738) 1-0 · 7th Norway Chess 2019 · 2019-06-13
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2876) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2645) 0-1 · Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2020-02-01
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2785) – GM Sanan Sjugirov (2712) 1-0 · Titled Tue 20th Dec Early · 2022-12-20
Search all games of the Slav Defense: Geller Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
Continuations
- Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (5… b5 6. e5) D15 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5
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.