D16 · Closed · a defense for Black

Slav Defense: Alapin Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Slav Defense: Alapin Variation608k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Slav Defense: Czech Variation57%349k50%
Slav Defense: Steiner Variation12%71k48%
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation9.3%56k42%
6.8%42k47%
3.2%19k39%
2.7%16k41%
1.9%11k42%
1.4%8.5k42%
Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation1.1%6.5k55%
1%6.1k44%
Famous games in this line17k master games
Aronian, L. (2805) – Carlsen, M. (2877)2014½–½Ding, Liren (2805) – Caruana, Fabiano (2842)20201–0So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)20200–1So, W. (2815) – Giri, A. (2785)2017½–½Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Morozevich, Alexander (2748)20001–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)20101–0Topalov, Veselin (2805) – Anand, Viswanathan (2787)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Ding, Liren · Caruana, Fabiano · Kasparov, Garry · Topalov, Veselin
Family
Slav Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D16
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4
SolidClassical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Slav Defense: Czech VariationD17 5…Bf5 · 12 deeper linesSlav Defense: Smyslov VariationD16 5…Na6Slav Defense: Steiner VariationD16 5…Bg4Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff VariationD16 5…e6
Nearby lines in the family
Slav Defense: Geller GambitD15 5.e4Slav Defense: Alekhine VariationD15 5.e3Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Boor AttackD10 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f3
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