Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit
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. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4
13… Be7+0.27
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit (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 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4, Stockfish 18 recommends 13… Be7 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.27).
Top engine moves
- +0.2713… Be7 14. Re1 Qa5 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. b3 Rad8 18. Qh5
- +0.3613… g6 14. Qg4 h5 15. Qg3 Qa5 16. Nxe6 Qxa4 17. Ng5 Nc5 18. e6
- +0.3913… Qa5 14. Bb5 Be7 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Bh6 g6 18. Bxf8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit?
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 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 13… Be7 for Black, continuing 14. Re1 Qa5 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. b3 Rad8 18. Qh5. The position is roughly equal (+0.27). The next best moves are 13… g6 (+0.36) and 13… Qa5 (+0.39).
Is the Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.27: the position is roughly equal. 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, Kaidanov Gambit?
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+).