D14 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line
D14 holds two named lines, all under the name Slav Defense. It leaves D10 (Slav Defense: Exchange Variation) with 3...cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5. White’s pieces and pawns attack nine squares in Black’s half, the most of the 10 Slav Defense codes. Black has three minor pieces off their first squares, level for the most of the 10 Slav Defense codes. White has three minor pieces off their first squares, level for the most of the 10 Slav Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | d5 |
| 2 | c4 | c6 |
| 3 | cxd5 | cxd5 |
| 4 | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 5 | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 6 | Bf4 | Bf5 |
Moves only D14 plays
Same as D10 up to 2...c6, then:
- 3.cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c6 and e6.
- 3...cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c4 and e4.
- 4.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 4...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 5.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 5...Nc6 The knight leaves b8 for c6, opening a line for the rook on a8.
- 6.Bf4 The bishop leaves c1 for f4, opening a line for the rook on a1 and the queen on d1.
- 6...Bf5 The bishop leaves c8 for f5, opening a line for the rook on a8 and the queen on d8.
Lines filed under D14
Both share the start 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 and then split two ways at White’s move 3.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 | 12 |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Trifunovic Variation | 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 | 16 |
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Trifunovic Variation
- 3.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 3...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 4.cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c6 and e6.
- 4...cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c4 and e4.
- 5.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
The road to D14
- 1.d4 … 2.c4three earlier stops: A40, D00, D06
- 2...c6D10 Slav Defense
- 3.cxd5D10 Exchange Variation
- 6...Bf5D14
The position after 6...Bf5
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on f4; Black the knight on c6, knight on f6 and bishop on f5. White could capture with Nxd5. The c-file is fully open. White is to move and has 41 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D15 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | seven squares: c1, c4, f4, f5, c6, b8, c8 |
| D13 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | eight squares: b1, c1, c3, f4, f5, c6, b8, c8 |
| D17 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation | eight squares: c1, a2, a4, c4, f4, d5, c6, b8 |
| D12 | Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | nine squares: b1, c1, e2, c3, e3, c4, f4, c6 … |
| D24 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation | nine squares: c1, c4, f4, d5, f5, c6, c7, b8 … |
| D43 | Semi-Slav Defense | nine squares: c1, c4, f4, f5, c6, e6, e7, b8 … |
| D92 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | nine squares: c4, f5, c6, g6, c7, g7, b8, c8 … |