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Sicilian Alapin Variation

Difficulty 1/3Black repertoireECO B22–B50

Barmen Defense, Central Exchange Tactic (B22)

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Enter the Sicilian: Black answers from the flank and creates an asymmetrical center.

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All lines in this course

ECO B22–B50

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Barmen Defense, Central Exchange TacticSample

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. Nxd5 Bxd1 9. Nc7+ Kd8

  2. Barmen Defense, e5 Pressure

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+

  3. Barmen Defense, Modern Line

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6

  4. Barmen Defense, Delayed Exchange

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O

  5. Main Line, d6 and Nc6

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Be7

  6. Main Line, Modern b6

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e6 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7

  7. Nf3 Gambit Structure

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. Ng5 d5 9. exd6 e6

  8. Delayed Alapin, d6

    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

  9. Delayed Alapin, e6

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd8

  10. e6, French Advance Transposition

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3

  11. e5 Alternative

    1. e4 c5 2. c3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bb4