Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

Opening of the Day - Sep 26, 2008

46,692 Games in Database

Result: 33.58% (White Won)   34.12% (Draw)   32.3% (Black Won)

This opening I personally like! With everything being left up to how good you can play (1/3 White won 1/3 Draw 1/3 Black won)! So this really is an opening left up to how good you can actually play the game + It is good if you wanted to challange yourself to how good you can play! Also if you are tired (Like I am) of the old 1.e4 e5 or 1.d4 d5 this is an opening I would recommend to you for an interesting game!

Below you will find the opening position, and if you look lower you will find a game in which it was the first time a computer defeated a human (Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov) with this opening, AND the possible continuations!

Hope you enjoyed the first look at an opening, Norb68 ;D

Possible Continuations:

move	games	white win / draw / black win
2...Nf6	9,026	33.15% 33.64% 33.22%
2...d5	8,064	32.82% 37.54% 29.64%
2...e6	2,301	31.9% 35.03% 33.07%
2...d6	2,012	36.68% 28.78% 34.54%
2...g6	851	35.37% 26.79% 37.84%
2...b6	397	36.78% 25.19% 38.04%
2...e5	353	36.54% 28.61% 34.84%
2...Qa5	204	44.61% 21.08% 34.31%
2...Nc6	76	55.26% (15-ish%) 25%
2...a6	29	41.38% 27.59% 31.03%
2...Qc7	12	41.67% 41.67%
2...a5	1	Petschar Kurt - Lehner Oliver (2003)