Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D17), reached after 15 half-moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4.

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About this opening

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D17. ECO group D (D00–D99) covers closed games and semi-closed games beginning 1.d4 d5, covering the Queen's Gambit, Slav, Grünfeld and related queen-pawn structures. This particular variation is reached after 15 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4.

It belongs to the Slav Defense family. Within that family this is a level-3 branch (the Czech Variation → Wiesbaden Variation → Sharp Line line). The immediate parent line is Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, transitioned via 8.e4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 d5, 2.c4 c6, 3.Nf3 Nf6, 4.Nc3 dxc4, 5.a4 Bf5, 6.Ne5 e6. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.