B22 - Sicilian: Alapin Variation

Variation: Sicilian: Alapin Variation

Initial Move: A solid and positional alternative to the Open Sicilian. White prepares d4 with c3, leading to structures more reminiscent of the Ruy Lopez or French Defense. Learn this opening step by step

Festival Caissa – Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
2026.01.25
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2501)
GM Pranav Anand (2606)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Festival Caissa – Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
2026.01.25
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2501)
IM Sammed Jaykumar, Shete (2420)
Result 1-0
Opening B22
View
Grand Prix HŠS 2026
2026.01.26
FM Ostovic, Matija (2419)
GM Saric, Ivan (2623)
Result 0-1
Opening B22
View
Festival Caissa – Crown Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
2026.01.24
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2501)
GM Adhiban, B. (2574)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Grand Prix HŠS 2026
2026.01.24
FM Ostovic, Matija (2419)
FM Kovac, Petar (2393)
Result 1-0
Opening B22
View
OneWeek GM-B
2026.01.24
GM Aveskulov, Valeriy (2466)
GM Plat, Vojtech (2468)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Round 9: Mayank Chakraborty - Iniyan, Pa
2026.01.23
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2501)
GM Iniyan, Pa (2591)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Round 5: Tulchynskyi, Feliks - Gorodetzky, David
2026.01.23
IM Tulchynskyi, Feliks (2431)
IM Gorodetzky, David (2521)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Round 4: Hovhannisyan, Mher - Solodovnichenko, Yuri
2025.12.29
GM Hovhannisyan, Mher (2403)
GM Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2505)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View
Round 3: Tulchynskyi, Feliks - Boruchovsky, Avital
2026.01.21
IM Tulchynskyi, Feliks (2431)
GM Boruchovsky, Avital (2529)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B22
View