Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
ECO B223 half-movesBlack to move
Moves
1. e4 c5 2. c3
The Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22) reaches this position after 3 half-moves, with Black to move. Want to know why each move is played, the plans for both sides, and the traps to avoid? Step through it on an interactive board while the Chess Guru explains every idea in plain English.
More B22 openings
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin Gambit
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Endgame Variation
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack