D16 - Slav: Accepted (Alapin)

Variation: Slav: Accepted (Alapin)

Initial Move: The Slav with 5.a4. White prevents Black's typical b5 expansion. It leads to a high-level strategic struggle over the control of the queenside. Learn this opening step by step

54th annual World Open - 2026 - 54th World Open - 2026
2026.07.04
IM Pyrih, Roman (2408)
GM Baghdasaryan, Vahe (2263)
Result 1-0
Opening D16
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Grand Prix PlusCity | Open Austrian Championship | Rapid Team - Round 5: Tabatabaei, M. Amin - Sumets, Andrey
2026.05.17
GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin (2714)
GM Sumets, Andrey (2513)
Result 1-0
Opening D16
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Grand Prix PlusCity | Open Austrian Championship | Blitz Team - Round 5: Tabatabaei, M. Amin - Sumets, Andrey
2026.05.16
GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin (2714)
GM Sumets, Andrey (2513)
Result 1-0
Opening D16
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Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A - Round 8: Puranik, Abhimanyu - Maghsoodloo, Parham
2026.05.09
GM Puranik, Abhimanyu (2603)
GM Maghsoodloo, Parham (2706)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ - Round 9: Novikov, Igor - Thorsteins, Karl
2026.04.28
GM Novikov, Igor (2475)
IM Thorsteins, Karl (2407)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ - Round 6: Mestel, A Jonathan - Kalinitschew, Sergey
2026.04.25
GM Mestel, A Jonathan (2417)
GM Kalinitschew, Sergey (2372)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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TIPOS šachová Extraliga 2025/2026 - SVK Extraliga 2024/2025
2026.04.23
GM Pechac, Jergus (2539)
GM Antoniewski, Rafal (2446)
Result 1-0
Opening D16
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23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 | Classical - 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
2026.04.17
GM Bernadskiy, Vitaliy (2511)
IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (2432)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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World Blitz 2024
2024.12.30
GM Horvath, Dominik (2563)
GM Barbosa, Oliver (2367)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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53rd Rilton Cup 2025-26
2025.12.31
IM Falkevall, Axel (2368)
GM Hillarp Persson, Tiger (2418)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening D16
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