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Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B40.

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 e6 3. c3, after 5 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: French Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 2 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation, Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation.

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ECO code
B40
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
5
Parent
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Direct variations
2

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Variations (2)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: French Variation:

https://test.av-webdevs.com/openings/sicilian-defense-delayed-alapin-variation-with-e6