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Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation

ECO B40 · 148 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 Nc6

53% White4% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Bc4	44	29.7%
c4	18	12.2%

A further 86 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 2... e6 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 3. c3Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 5... Nc6

Other lines in this family

Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6B40…9,323 Delayed Alapin VariationB22… 3... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6966 French VariationB40…60,828 French Variation, OpenB40… 3. d4 cxd430,978 Taimanov VariationB44… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc614,319 Kan VariationB41… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a610,340 Taimanov VariationB45… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc39,852 Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc36,578 Four Knights VariationB45… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962 French Variation, NormalB40… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65,761

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.