Slav Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
Black supports d5 with the c-pawn, keeping the light-squared bishop free. Solid and popular at all levels.
As White: 63% score in 2333 games (1361 wins, 211 draws, 761 losses).
As Black: 56% score in 1729 games (882 wins, 187 draws, 660 losses).
Who plays it most
- liindseeyy: 61 games as Black, scores 54%
- GM Daniil Lintchevski: 60 games as Black, scores 69%
- GM Alexander Galkin: 57 games as Black, scores 50%
- GM Khatanbaatar Bazar: 50 games as Black, scores 47%
- GM Keith Arkell: 48 games as White, scores 46%
- GM Vladimir Raicevic: 45 games as White, scores 49%
- GM Sergey Volkov: 40 games as Black, scores 48%
- NM Dattasai Kilari: 37 games as White, scores 89%
- GM Fabian Doettling: 35 games as White, scores 90%
- GM Tuan Minh Le: 34 games as Black, scores 88%
- GM Emin Ohanyan: 34 games as Black, scores 69%
- GM bougipanula: 33 games as White, scores 73%
- IM Aleksandr Usov: 33 games as Black, scores 65%
- GM szfinx11: 33 games as White, scores 38%
- NM Vladyslav Khil: 32 games as White, scores 75%
From the recent public Chess.com games of 467 players on the top players list, updated about once a week. Score = wins plus half the draws.