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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nf3/3...Nf6/4. Nc3/4...g6

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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6
ECO code: D15
Parent: Slav defence

4...g6 · Schlechter variation

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Black intends to fianchetto the dark-squared bishop.

White has the option of transposing into an exchange variation with 5. cxd5. This is quite a popular way to meet the Schlechter at the master level, since 4...g6 isn't a very useful move for Black in the exchange variation.

Apart from that, White can try to develop the dark-squared bishop outside of the pawn-chain with 5. Bf4 or 5. Bg5. More popular, however, is 5. e3, preparing to develop the light-squared bishop and defending c4.

Theory table

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6

5 6 7
e3
Bg7
Be2
O-O
O-O
cxd5
cxd5
Bf4
Bg7
Bg5
Bg7

References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
?/??
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox