Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Alapin Variation › Barmen Defense › Milner-Barry Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Alapin Variation B22
- Barmen Defense B22
- Milner-Barry Attack B22 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack 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 begins with 15 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B22
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 15
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Statistics from Lichess
14,709 games · White 52.7% / Draw 6.7% / Black 40.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 8,633 | |
| e4 | 2,829 | |
| Bxc3+ | 1,366 | |
| Nxd4 | 777 | |
| Nf6 | 585 | |
| Nge7 | 273 | |
| Bg4 | 205 | |
| Bf5 | 13 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:04:22
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