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📥 Download the PGN of this opening here - https://bit.ly/3u2DR7y​ The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit chess opening defined by the position reached after the moves: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6. Black is threatening to capture the white pawn on c4 and hold it with ...b7–b5. White can avoid this in a number of ways. About 80% of games continue 5.Bg5 which constitutes a sharp pawn sacrifice. The Botvinnik variation, which happens after 5...dxc4, is probably one of the