Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7
9. O-O+0.37
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation (D47), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 recommends 9. O-O for White. White is slightly better (+0.37).
Top engine moves
- +0.379. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Bc5 13. dxe6 fxe6
- +0.289. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5
- +0.169. a3 a6 10. b4 a5 11. Rb1 Bd6 12. e4 e5 13. Ne2 O-O
Variations
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9. O-O for White, continuing a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Bc5 13. dxe6 fxe6. White is slightly better (+0.37). The next best moves are 9. e4 (+0.28) and 9. a3 (+0.16).
Is the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.37: 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, Wade Variation?
D47. 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+).