Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Alapin Variation › Barmen Defense › Modern Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Alapin Variation B22
- Barmen Defense B22
- Modern Line B22 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under 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 is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B22
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 10
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