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King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening
Overview
King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C20.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a direct variation of King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C20
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- King's Pawn Game
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Statistics from Lichess
653,980 games · White 49.1% / Draw 4.2% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 265,495 | |
| Nf6 | 168,099 | |
| d6 | 68,418 | |
| Bc5 | 65,364 | |
| d5 | 37,006 | |
| f5 | 15,328 | |
| c6 | 7,069 | |
| Qf6 | 6,362 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:54:14
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