Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation

The Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D49 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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5. The resulting position leaves white to move.