Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
ECO B22 · 39,884 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nc6 | 10,076 | 25.3% | | |
| d5 | 8,264 | 20.7% | | |
| e6 | 6,065 | 15.2% | | |
| Nf6 | 5,812 | 14.6% | | |
| d6 | 5,144 | 12.9% | | |
| e5 | 2,014 | 5.0% | | |
| g6 | 1,673 | 4.2% | | |
| a6 | 460 | 1.2% | | |
| b6 | 175 | 0.4% | | |
| Qa5 | 93 | 0.2% | | |
| Qc7 | 38 | 0.1% | | |
| f5 | 13 | 0.0% | | |
A further 57 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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All 239 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.