Puzzles from the Slav Defense
Rating 975White to move. Find the best move.
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Opening
Slav Defense
Black supports d5 with the c-pawn and keeps the diagonal of the c8 bishop open. It is one of the most solid answers to the Queen’s Gambit.
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
- Chosen by Black
- 4,576 puzzles
- Average rating 1438
The position after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
What Slav Defense puzzles look like
Counted from 4,576 puzzlesThe fork is the most common tactic in Slav Defense puzzles, in 14% of them. 28% end in checkmate. The average puzzle rating is 1438.
Most common tactics
Ideas in the Slav Defense
- Keep the bishop freeUnlike the Queen’s Gambit Declined, Black can still develop the bishop to f5 or g4.
- Taking on c4Black often captures on c4 and tries to hold the pawn with ...b5, which costs White time.
- The central breaksBlack frees the position later with ...c5 or ...e5.