Tree path 6 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
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Modern Variations B50
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 B50
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Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code B50 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nxe4, after 12 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Double Gambit.
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- ECO code
- B50
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 1
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