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Slav Defense

Czech Variation, Bled Attack

D17offbeataggressive

  1. 1.d4d5
  2. 2.c4c6
  3. 3.Nf3Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3dxc4
  5. 5.a4Bf5
  6. 6.Nh4
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Slav Defense line in which White answers 5...Bf5 with 6. Nh4, chasing the bishop before regaining the c4-pawn; roughly balanced and rarely played.

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About the Bled Attack

The Bled Attack, 6. Nh4, goes after the f5-bishop before White regains the c4-pawn. Common replies are 6...Bg4, 6...Bg6 and 6...e6. After the last, an exchange on f5 leaves Black a pawn on f5 that Qc2 can target, inducing ...g6. White usually recovers the pawn with e3 and Bxc4, or prepares e4 with f3. Engines consider the position balanced, and Black scores well online. The name recalls Bled 1931, where Alekhine and Kashdan both played it.

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