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Semi-Slav Defense, General

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6

ECO: D43

Average Player Rating: 2242

Performance Rating: 2212

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

40%

Black Win %

24.5%

Draw %

35.5%

Chess Trivia

Did you know? The longest official chess game lasted 269 moves (I. Nikolic vs. Arsovic, 1989) and ended in a draw.

Chess Quote

"The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it."

- Aron Nimzowitsch

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