Semi-Slav Defense Accepted

Free, unlimited analysis for every Semi-Slav Defense Accepted game you play on Chess.com or Lichess. Our opening book holds 107 catalogued positions for this family under ECO D43–D44.

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Named variations of the Semi-Slav Defense Accepted

Our opening book catalogues 5 named variations in this family. Here they all are:

• Botvinnik Variation
• Botvinnik, Alatortsev System
• Botvinnik, Ekström Variation
• Botvinnik, Lilienthal Variation
• Botvinnik, Szabó Variation

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