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B22

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack

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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
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense

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