Sicilian Alapin Open 
| TD: orejano |
Started on Apr 23, 2008 @ 6:40pm |
| Players: |
100 |
|
Time Control: |
3 days/move |
| Max Group Size: |
5 |
|
Rating Range: |
Open |
| # Advance: |
2 |
|
Tie Breaks: |
Yes |
| Points Available: |
609 |
|
Games Rated: |
Yes |
61% COMPLETE!
|
| Tournament Stats |
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| Starting Players: |
100 |
Completed Games: |
400 (tournament is 61% complete) |
| Eliminated Round 1: |
59 (59% of field) |
Games in Round 1: |
400
|
| Eliminated Round 2: |
0 (0% of field) |
Games in Round 2: |
136
(0% completed) |
| Players Withdrawn: |
5 (5%) |
# Timeouts: |
66 (16%) |
| Remaining Players: |
41 (41%) |
Remaining Games: |
136 (current round) |
| Average Rating: |
1615 |
Biggest Upset: |
1206 defeats 1652 |
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.