Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack (B22) starts 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3. In 1,177 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 35%; the most played move is 6…d5 (43%).
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3
- ECO
- B22
- Games between strong players
- 1,177
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…d5 | 43% (503) | – | |
| 6…c4 | 42% (490) | – | |
| 6…d6 | 10% (112) | – | |
| 6…g6 | 5% (53) | – | |
| 6…e6 | 1% (14) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation 47,769 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 30,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
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