You never encountered the Alapin. No wonder you have a huge success rate, you never play vs anti sicilians.
A Bust to the Sicilian Defense
You never encountered the Alapin. No wonder you have a huge success rate, you never play vs anti sicilians.
I have a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 0 loss against the DELAYED ALAPIN though.

You never encountered the Alapin. No wonder you have a huge success rate, you never play vs anti sicilians.
I have a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 0 loss against the DELAYED ALAPIN though.
Your sample size is quite small.

Staples13, the weirdest &$*# in the world
Proof?
Any concrete lines?
Or words?
I'm a 2300 and OOONNNNLLLYYY play the Sicilian
That ain’t a line. Just a line of words.
You never encountered the Alapin. No wonder you have a huge success rate, you never play vs anti sicilians.
I have a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 0 loss against the DELAYED ALAPIN though.
Your sample size is quite small.
True.
Staples13, the weirdest &$*# in the world
Proof?
Any concrete lines?
Or words?
I'm a 2300 and OOONNNNLLLYYY play the Sicilian
That ain’t a line. Just a line of words.
I agree on your last two sentences.
You never encountered the Alapin. No wonder you have a huge success rate, you never play vs anti sicilians.
I have a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 0 loss against the DELAYED ALAPIN though.
Your sample size is quite small.
If you still want the sample, here's the site: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/3886195706
"Both 2...Nf6 and 2...d5 are fine against the Alapin, and some players may also like 2...e6 or 2...g6." - IM pfren (September 4, 2018)
ma boy, the title to this pointless forum is already wrong, as you have already mentioned, you have lost 26% of your games with the Alapin, that proves that it is not a refutation to the Sicilian, m'boy
U-ummm.... Should I tell him that draws exist a well?
… A 74% success rate, I should say. (*cough cough*)
You count a draw as a "success" for White?
Against players 100+ rated higher than me, yes, as I frequently say play against them.
You feel that you have a way of knowing that, in the staples13 1 e4 c5 2 c3 draws, Black's rating was always 100+ rated higher?

"Both 2...Nf6 and 2...d5 are fine against the Alapin, and some players may also like 2...e6 or 2...g6." - IM pfren (September 4, 2018)
I remember a game I played against the Alapin and it wasn’t long before I lost.

"Both 2...Nf6 and 2...d5 are fine against the Alapin, and some players may also like 2...e6 or 2...g6." - IM pfren (September 4, 2018)
i dont think e5 was aa mistake anyways, i sacrificed a pawn for aggressive play
... d5 and nf6 do provide much stiffer resistance than any of black's other responses. ...

... d5 and nf6 do provide much stiffer resistance than any of black's other responses. ...
again, he didnt lose from his second move. he didnt defend his f pawn thats why he lost. you cannot discredit my alapin game becaus he played e5
"Both 2...Nf6 and 2...d5 are fine against the Alapin, and some players may also like 2...e6 or 2...g6." - IM pfren (September 4, 2018)
i dont think e5 was aa mistake ...
"?!" - GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2010)
People you're all crazy.
My winning rate WITH the SICILIAN is SO HIGH that I have better chances as black than white.
Play staples13 or me.
My last statement was true though.