Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Szabo Variation

The Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Szabo Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D44 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, arising from 1.d4 d5, including the Queen's Gambit, Slav Defense, and related systems. It is reached after 11 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. Qf3. The resulting position leaves black to move.