Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4
10. Ne2+0.63
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation (D48), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4, Stockfish 18 recommends 10. Ne2 for White. White is slightly better (+0.63).
Top engine moves
- +0.6310. Ne2 c5 11. O-O Bb7 12. d5 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nf4 c4
- +0.5710. Na4 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. e5 Nd5 13. Re1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Bb7
- +0.4110. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Be7
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 b4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10. Ne2 for White, continuing c5 11. O-O Bb7 12. d5 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nf4 c4. White is slightly better (+0.63). The next best moves are 10. Na4 (+0.57) and 10. e5 (+0.41).
Is the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.63: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Pirc Variation?
D48. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).