Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

The book line for Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation is e4, c5, c3. This page collects the 13 named lines under that variation.

13 named lines · ECO B22, B40 · 13,140 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

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  1. e4
  2. c5
  3. c3

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c3.

Named lines

  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin Gambit (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Endgame Variation (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack, Ivanchuk Line (B22) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5
  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 Nc6

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