Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Ne5 Nfd7
The Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D12, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Ne5 Nfd7. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qb3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. h4 Be7)
- ECO
- D12
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp1n1ppp/4p3/3pNb2/3P4/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 2 8- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Ne5 Nfd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qb3 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 36%, Black 21%). The strongest:
- Eric Sos Andreu (2229) – IM Alejandro Moreno Trujillo (2533) 1-0 · ch-ESP Rapid 2013 · 2013-08-27
- IM N Krishna Teja (2276) – FM Jan Vykouk (2439) 1/2-1/2 · 16th Marienbad GMA1 2017 · 2017-01-23
- FM Manush Shah (2302) – IM Shinya Kojima (2408) 1/2-1/2 · 3rd Sat Djenovici Oct GM · 2018-10-25
- FM Manush Shah (2302) – IM Shinya Kojima (2408) 1-0 · FSGM October 2018 · 2018-10-10
- FM Manush Shah (2302) – FM Theo Gungl (2347) 1/2-1/2 · 3rd Sat Djenovici Oct GM · 2018-10-21
Search all games of the Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- OTHMANDXB (2403) – kekeks (2240) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Schallopp Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3
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.