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Slav Defense · if they play 3.cxd5

D10 · Slav Defense: Exchange Variation · you play Black

This is the branch for when your opponent leaves the Slav Defense main line with 3.cxd5.

The idea

In the Exchange Slav copy White: knights out, bishop to f5, and the position stays level.

The moves

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5

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