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Slav Defense, Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5

ECO: D17

Average Player Rating: 2366

Performance Rating: 2331

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

39.1%

Black Win %

22.4%

Draw %

38.5%

Chess Trivia

Fun fact: Chess was invented in India around the 6th century AD.

Chess Quote

"Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer."

- Albert Einstein

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