ECO B22: Sicilian Defense
ECO B22 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 12 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. c3.
That position has come up in 21,791,419 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.4%, 5.2% were drawn and Black won 45.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 |
3 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin Gambit | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 |
6 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 |
6 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 |
8 |
| Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Na3 |
9 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 |
11 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 |
12 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 |
15 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack, Ivanchuk Line | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 |
16 |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Endgame Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 |
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