Slav Defense: Quiet Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
The Slav Defense: Quiet Variation is a chess opening line in the Slav Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3.
It is catalogued under code D11 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move e3 is chosen by White on move 4.
4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Pin Defense and the Amsterdam Variation.
Named variations
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