Slav Indian
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6
The Slav Indian is a chess opening classified as ECO A50, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,936 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nc3 (74% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7)
- ECO
- A50
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 776 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,893 | |
| 2000+ | 1,267 | |
| All | 4,936 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nc3 | 3,631 (74%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 780 (16%) | |
| 3. e3 | 208 (4%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 93 (2%) | |
| 3. g3 | 78 (2%) | |
| 3. Bf4 | 45 (1%) | |
| 3. d5 | 38 (1%) | |
| 3. a3 | 13 (0%) |
Master games
3,824 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 26%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- LCZero v0.26.3_T60.66740 (3575) – AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-15.0 (3509) 1-0 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-04
- AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-15.0 (3509) – LCZero v0.26.3_T60.66740 (3575) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-02
- rofChade 2.321 (3467) – KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-17
- KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) – rofChade 2.321 (3467) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-14
- ScorpioNN 3.0.15.5 (3514) – Stoofvlees II a19 (3509) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- LuckyStar2011 (2830) – TheRealGenghisKhan (2808) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Chess1Love0 (2790) – GM CrazySage (2802) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM sillyMASTER (2868) – Garry-Kasparov2400 (2646) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Normal Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
More Slav Indian lines (all)
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.