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In chess, the Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation is a response to Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves 1. e4 c5 2. c3. It is named after Semyon Alapin.
It is considered as one of the more solid and respectable Anti-Sicilians and is championed by grandmasters such as Evgeny Sveshnikov, Eduardas Rozentalis and Drazen Sermek. It has in the past been played by Vladimir Kramnik, Garry Kasparov, Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand.
