Slav Defense

noun

A Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6, in which black's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the sixth rank, as a defense to the Queen's Gambit

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nounSlav Defense (uncountable)

alternative UK Slav Defence

  1. USuncountableA Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6, in which black's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the sixth rank, as a defense to the Queen's Gambit
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APA

Slav Defense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20Defense

MLA

“Slav Defense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20Defense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slav Defense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20Defense.

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