Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 › Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit › Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Double Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Modern Variations B50
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 B50
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit B50
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Double Gambit B50 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Double Gambit
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Double Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B50, Semi-Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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.
The line arises from 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nxe4 7. d5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3.
The line refines Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B50
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
47,556 games · White 55.4% / Draw 4.8% / Black 39.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Ne5 | 24,232 | |
| Nb8 | 15,124 | |
| Nd8 | 4,372 | |
| Qxc3+ | 3,661 | |
| Qxd5 | 109 | |
| Nd4 | 19 | |
| g6 | 10 | |
| Qc7 | 8 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:14:10
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