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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code D22. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Smyslov, Vassily13 gamesMamedyarov,S9 gamesBronstein, David I7 gamesCarlsen,M6 gamesTal, Mihail6 gamesNajdorf, Miguel6 gamesGrischuk,A5 gamesAlekhine, Alexander5 gamesTimman, Jan H5 gamesBotvinnik, Mikhail4 games

Related Openings

D20 - Queen's Gambit Accepted584D21 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit62D23 - Queen's Gambit Accepted119D24 - Queen's Gambit Accepted94D25 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense139D26 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense240D27 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman Variation792D28 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Flohr Variation95D29 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line72

Best Games

Xiong,Jeffery vs Mamedyarov,S0-1
PNWCC Super SOS 2020Notable
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2013Notable
Caruana,F vs Nakamura,Hi1/2-1/2
7th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012Notable
Kasparov, Gary vs Petrosian, Tigran V0-1
Tilburg 1981Notable
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily0-1
World Championship 20th 1954Notable
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily1-0
World Championship 20th 1954Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948Notable
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Alekhine, Alexander1/2-1/2
World Championship 15th 1934Notable
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Div 1 W 2023
Karpov,Ana vs Morozevich,A1/2-1/2
18th Moscow Stars 3rd-4th 2022
Duda,J vs Mamedyarov,S1-0
GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 2021
Giri,A vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
9th Masters Final 2016 2016
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ponomariov,R0-1
IMSA Basque 2016 2016
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R1/2-1/2
IMSA Blitz 2016 2016
Grischuk,A vs Svidler,P1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015
Cheparinov,I vs Svidler,P1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014
Karpov,Ana vs Kasparov,G1/2-1/2
Blitz Match 2009
Grischuk,A vs Khenkin,I1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008
Chernin, Alexander vs Tal, Mihail1/2-1/2
Subotica Interzonal 1987
Jussupow, Artur vs Timman, Jan H1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1984

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