Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Alapin Variation › Stoltz Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Alapin Variation B22
- Stoltz Attack B22 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3, after 11 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ivanchuk Line.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B22
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
127,907 games · White 49.1% / Draw 6.6% / Black 44.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 43,888 | |
| d5 | 38,011 | |
| d6 | 20,008 | |
| e6 | 15,683 | |
| g6 | 7,699 | |
| Qc7 | 1,997 | |
| Na5 | 316 | |
| a5 | 173 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:24:48
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