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Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

ECO B22 · 39,884 games

1. e4 c5 2. c3

Out of 39,884 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 5%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc610,07625.3%
d58,26420.7%
e66,06515.2%
Nf65,81214.6%
d65,14412.9%
e52,0145.0%
g61,6734.2%
a64601.2%
b61750.4%
Qa5930.2%
Qc7380.1%
f5130.0%

A further 57 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.