Exact catalogue record
Slav Defense: Alapin VariationD16
Slav Defense: Alapin Variation is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO D16, in volume D (closed and semi-closed queen-pawn openings).
On this page
- ECO code
- D16
- Opening family
- Slav Defense
- Recorded half-moves
- 9
- Last numbered move
- 5
- Side to move
- Black
- Castling rights
- White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside
- Material
- Black is ahead by 1 point
- FEN
- rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/2p2n2/8/P1pP4/2N2N2/1P2PPPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5
Scope of this record
This page preserves a source name, one exact legal move sequence and its resulting FEN. It does not claim that the sequence is best, common or strategically self-contained. Opening names can cover several move orders; the links below report only parent, continuation and family relationships present in this catalogue.
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Comes from
Main continuations
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation (D17)
- Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation (D16)
- Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation (D16)
- Slav Defense: Steiner Variation (D16)
Other records under Slav Defense
These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.
- Slav Defense (D10)
- Slav Defense (D10)
- Slav Defense (D10)
- Slav Defense: Diemer Gambit (D10)
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10)
- Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Boor Attack (D10)
- Slav Defense: Slav Gambit, Alekhine Attack (D10)
- Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit (D10)
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