Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Alapin Variation › Barmen Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Alapin Variation B22
- Barmen Defense B22 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B22.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Central Exchange, Milner-Barry Attack, Modern Line.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B22
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
2,779,103 games · White 48.9% / Draw 6.8% / Black 44.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 1,922,677 | |
| Nf3 | 695,993 | |
| Qf3 | 41,705 | |
| Na3 | 37,040 | |
| c4 | 29,874 | |
| d3 | 14,747 | |
| h3 | 10,453 | |
| Bb5+ | 8,845 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:21:01
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