Slav Defense: Modern Line (5. Bg2 g6)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 g6
The Slav Defense: Modern Line is a chess opening classified as ECO D11, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 g6. It is a line of the Slav Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 9 times by this move order. White won 89%, 0% were drawn and Black won 11%. The most popular continuation is 6. O-O (89% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.18 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6. O-O Bg7 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 O-O)
- ECO
- D11
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 9 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. O-O | 8 (89%) | |
| 6. Ne5 | 1 (11%) |
Master games
158 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 27%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Viktor Laznicka (2679) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2742) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-19
- GM Pavel Eljanov (2706) – GM Vladimir Malakhov (2707) 0-1 · ACP Cup 2013 · 2013-09-13
- GM Ivan Cheparinov (2710) – GM Aleksey Dreev (2653) 1-0 · World Rapid 2017 · 2017-12-26
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2680) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2674) 1/2-1/2 · Levitov Matlakov-Bluebaum · 2021-08-24
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2678) – GM Pavel Ponkratov (2631) 1-0 · PNWCC Bullet (1+1) 2020 · 2020-08-09
Search all games of the Slav Defense: Modern Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MTDorfman (2417) – dislikecheetahs (2366) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Ives76 (2397) – PoulesAurontDesDents (2322) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- BalloonBear (2237) – promoKC (2416) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Slav Defense: Modern Line (2… c6 3. Nf3) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3
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 (5… e6 6. O-O) 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.