Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin Gambit B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
566 tournament games from this position · White wins 27%, draws 25%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 199 | 16% 27% 57% | 2164 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 158 | 35% 27% 39% | 2273 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 100 | 27% 25% 48% | 2199 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 87 | 36% 22% 43% | 2268 | 2026 |
| c4 | 17 | 24% 18% 59% | 2014 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2060 | 2023 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1823 | 2025 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2199 | 2024 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2771–Erigaisi, Arjun2727 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2600–Giri, A2760 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Mamedov, Rau2642–Saric, Iv2670 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023 | 2023 |
| Ganguly, S2589–Yu Yangyi2716 | 0-1 | St Louis Fall A 2022 | 2022 |
| Howell, D2677–Brkic, A2608 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Pechac, Jergus2633–Indjic, A2630 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | 2023 |
| Artemiev, V2701–Zemlyanskii, Ivan2543 | ½-½ | Qatar Masters Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Andersen, Mad2604–Pechac, Jergus2633 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2022-23 | 2023 |
| Ganguly, S2582–Chigaev, M2632 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Hracek, Z2541–Grandelius, N2645 | 0-1 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 | 2025 |
Sicilian Defense variations
Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27