Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation B22
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. d4
259 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 39%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne7 | 216 | 33% 38% 29% | 2277 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 34 | 26% 44% 29% | 2349 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 6 | 17% 50% 33% | 2421 | 2022 |
| h6 | 2 | 100% | 2119 | 2021 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2230 | 2022 |
Top games
| Liang, Awonder2719–Aronian, L2729 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2026 |
| Nakamura, Hi2810–Lazavik, Denis2605 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2025 | 2026 |
| Zhigalko, S2653–Ivanchuk, V2728 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2016 | 2016 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2688–Korobov, A2683 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny2642–Vitiugov, N2725 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Mamedov, Rau2646–Dubov, Daniil2708 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Andersen, Mad2558–Topalov, V2717 | ½-½ | European Corporate 2025 | 2025 |
| Abasov, N2665–Durarbayli, V2606 | ½-½ | 75th ch-AZE Final 2021 | 2021 |
| Lagarde, Max2628–Abasov, N2635 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 | 2022 |
| Iljiushenok, I2547–Dubov, Daniil2710 | ½-½ | Maxim Shusharin Mem Rapid | 2023 |
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