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B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

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1.e4 c5 2.c3

B22 is the opening Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation of the volume B · Semi-open games: 3 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 15 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

18,881 games in the collections, from 1842 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2402.

White wins 30 %, draws 38 %, Black wins 33 %

Most games: Sveshnikov, Evgeny (282), Sermek, Drazen (260), Pavasovic, Dusko (238), Godena, Michele (203), Jonkman, Harmen (199)

All 15 variations

  1. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3
  2. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♘f6
  3. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5
  4. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 g6 5.♘f3
  5. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 ♘c6 5.♘f3
  6. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 ♘c6 6.♘f3 ♗g4
  7. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Endgame Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 ♘c6 6.♘f3 ♗g4 7.♘c3 ♗xf3 8.gxf3 ♕xd4 9.♕xd4 ♘xd4
  8. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 ♘c6 5.♘f3 cxd4 6.cxd4 e5 7.♘c3 ♗b4 8.♗e2
  9. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 ♕xd5 4.d4 ♘f6 5.♘f3 ♗g4
  10. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined 1.e4 c5 2.c3 ♘f6 3.e5 ♘d5 4.d4 cxd4
  11. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack 1.e4 c5 2.c3 ♘f6 3.e5 ♘d5 4.♘f3 ♘c6 5.♗c4 ♘b6 6.♗b3
  12. Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack, Ivanchuk Line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 ♘f6 3.e5 ♘d5 4.♘f3 ♘c6 5.♗c4 ♘b6 6.♗b3 c4 7.♗c2 ♕c7 8.♕e2 g5
  13. Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 ♕xd5 5.d4 ♘f6
  14. Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.♗b5+ ♘c6 6.O-O ♗d6 7.d4
  15. Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 ♘f6 3.e5 ♘d5 4.♘f3 ♘c6 5.♘a3