Slav Defense: Modern Line (5… e6 6. O-O)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O
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 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O. 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 130 times by this move order. White won 58%, 8% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bd6 (28% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6… Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Bh5 8. Re1 Be7 9. e4)
- ECO
- D11
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p4/2PP2b1/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 1 6- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 15 | |
| 1500-1999 | 86 | |
| 2000+ | 29 | |
| All | 130 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bd6 | 37 (28%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 37 (28%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 28 (22%) | |
| 6… dxc4 | 13 (10%) | |
| 6… h6 | 5 (4%) | |
| 6… Bb4 | 3 (2%) | |
| 6… Bxf3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 6… Qb6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
56 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 21%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- GM Alexey Sarana (2685) – GM Sergei Rublevsky (2637) 0-1 · Kazan Mayor's Cup 2022 · 2022-01-29
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2594) – GM Alexander Motylev (2653) 1/2-1/2 · Aeroflot Open A 2015 · 2015-03-31
- Jagadeesh Siddharth (2240) – GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2673) 0-1 · Sunway Sitges Open 2018 · 2018-12-14
- FM Read Samadov (2332) – IM Tuan Minh Le (2514) 0-1 · Gran Canaria Online Blitz · 2021-02-16
- FM Vitaly Gurvich (2230) – GM Mikhail Kobalia (2609) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2019 · 2019-12-26
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- AmazMe (2222) – HThao_07 (2372) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
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- hawth0rne (2373) – sobahia (2027) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 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. Bg2 g6) 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.