B22
Alapin Sicilian
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 About This Opening
The Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3) is White's most popular way to sidestep Open Sicilian theory, preparing to build a full pawn center with d4. Solid, easy to learn, and dependable from club level to grandmaster practice.
Variations
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Delayed Alapin, Sicilian
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 c3 Alapin Sicilian: F7 Teaser
e4 c5 c3 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Alapin Sicilian: Fianchetto Squeeze
e4 c5 c3 g6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 Bg7 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Alapin Sicilian: Central Stranglehold
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d6 d5 Ne5 f4 Nd7 Nf3 Alapin Sicilian: French Squeeze
e4 c5 c3 e6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d5 e5 Nc6 Nf3 Bb4+ Nc3 Alapin Sicilian: D-Pawn Ram
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 e6 d5 exd5 exd5 Ne5 Nc3 Alapin Sicilian: Space Clamp
e4 c5 c3 e6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d5 e5 Nc6 Nf3 Nge7 Nc3 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Block
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 c3 Nf6 Be2 g6 O-O Bg7 Re1 O-O Bf1 e5 Alapin Sicilian: Center Steamroll
e4 c5 c3 d6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 d5 Ne5 f4 Ng6 Nf3 Alapin Sicilian: Harmonious Center
e4 c5 c3 d6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 Nf3 Be7 Bd3 O-O O-O Alapin Sicilian: Rook Awakening
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Bg4 Qa4+ Bd7 Qb3 Qxb3 axb3 Alapin Sicilian: Advance Bastion
e4 c5 c3 Nf6 e5 Nd5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d6 Bc4 Nc6 O-O Alapin Sicilian: Pawn Forkstorm
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d6 d5 Ne5 f4 Ng6 Nf3 e6 dxe6 Bxe6 f5 Alapin Sicilian: Royal Shockwave
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 d4 cxd4 cxd4 Nc6 Nf3 Bg4 Nc3 Qa5 d5 Ne5 Bb5+ Nd7 O-O Alapin Sicilian: Safe Trapline
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nc6 Bc4 Qd7 dxc5 Bxf3 gxf3 e6 Be3 Alapin Sicilian: Queen Detonator
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Nf3 Bg4 Nc3 Qd8 d5 Ne5 Nxe5 Bxd1 Bb5+ Qd7 Bxd7+ Kd8 Kxd1 Alapin Sicilian: Knight Crusher
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d6 d5 Ne5 f4 Ng6 Nf3 Nf6 e5 dxe5 fxe5 Nxd5 Bb5+ Bd7 Qxd5 Qa5+ Nc3 Alapin Sicilian: Shattered Fortress
e4 c5 c3 e6 d4 d5 exd5 exd5 Bb5+ Nc6 Nf3 Bd7 O-O Nf6 Bg5 Be7 dxc5 Bxc5 Re1+ Be7 Bxf6 gxf6 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian: Pawn Steamroller
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d6 d5 Ne5 f4 Ng6 Nf3 Nf6 e5 dxe5 fxe5 Nd7 e6 fxe6 dxe6 Nf6 Qa4+ Nd7 exd7+ Alapin Sicilian: Fork Carnival
e4 c5 c3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 cxd4 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Nf3 Bg4 Nc3 Bxf3 gxf3 Qxd4 Qxd4 Nxd4 Nb5 Nc2+ Kd1 Nxa1 Nc7+ Kd7 Nxa8 Alapin Sicilian: Castling Coffin
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nc6 Bc4 Qe4+ Be3 Bxf3 Nd2 Qg4 Nxf3 Qxg2 Ke2 e6 Ba6 O-O-O Qxc6+ Kb8 Qxb7# Alapin Sicilian: Rook Reaper
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nc6 Bc4 Qe4+ Be3 Bxf3 Nd2 Qg4 Nxf3 Qxg2 Ke2 e6 Ba6 Rb8 Bxb7 Rxb7 Qxc6+ Rd7 Rhg1 Qh3 Ne5