If you want to improve on your Alapin play, analyse your losses with it, not your wins.
That is fair. All right I will post one of my losses, and we’ll see if we can’t find a winning line for white instead
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=84
@staples13, You have played rapid games before, so show is some of those Alapin games. It has been almost a year since your last rapid game. Why give up?
First you say my opponents are weak so then I crush a pair of NM’s with the Alapin, and now you’re all silent on the matter. The silence is deafening.
Titled players have a Title in front of name
I destroyed another NM just now with the Alapin. I am now 2-0 against titled players using the Alapin who dare to play the Sicilian against me over the past week or so. This is a 2275 rated FIDE player, so no one can claim he is weak. Even an extremely strong player like him could not survive 14 moves against the Alapin. I’m only presenting the facts, Interpret them as you may.
Longer time controls please. No one cares whatever happens in blitz.
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Doesn't look "all silent" to me.
Does anyone else smell
... 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 dxc3 ... 1-0 No one is even surviving 10 moves against the Alapin.
What if Black had played 5...Nc6 ?
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https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=84
Titled players have scored 0% against Staples13’s Alapin. These are the strongest players on the planet, and I am just a patzer, but they still can’t handle my Alapin because the Alapin wins by force
Its getting deep
Titled players have scored 0% against Staples13’s Alapin. ...
In two games? One was bullet and the other?
"… I only play blitz and bullet ..." - staples13 (August 31, 2019)
... These are the strongest players on the planet, ...
NMs ?
("... he really is an NM. Unless it was his kid or someone playing on his account." - staples13 (~4 days ago)
"... another NM …" - staples13 (~14 hours ago))
No real NMs are the weakest titled players.
Give it up 2Q
Titled players have scored 0% against Staples13’s Alapin. ...
In two games? One was bullet and the other?
"… I only play blitz and bullet ..." - staples13 (August 31, 2019)
Both were bullet
Carlsen and others fighting the Alapin.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/carlsens-idea-against-the-alapin-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
… Here's another 3 minute no increment blitz game showing black cracking under the constant pressure from white's pieces. … 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4?! { Inaccurate becuase it gives white too much play } 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 … Clearly black can not take on d4. ...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=3
"... White is winning after 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6. ..." - staples13 (October 24, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=26
"Yes in that line 6. Nf3 is still winning" - staples13 (October 24, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=26
"In [1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne7] ... Qe2 would've maintained the winning advantage" - staples13 (October 24, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=26
"[After 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne7 12.Qe2 O-O 13.Rd1 Qc6,] 14.Rd6! { this was the move white missed. } 14...Qc7 15.Qxe4 Bf5 16.Qd4 Nc6 17.Qc5 Rac8 18.Bb5 { white is up a pawn and his position is clear;y far superior }" - staples13 (November 8, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=33
"Why would black play 14...Qc7? What if 14...Qa4 ...?" - littlesoldier123 (November 8, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=33
... Are we going to see staples13 identify a winning improvement for White?
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=85
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| Played: | 636 |
| Player Wins: | 25.00% |
| Draw: | 20.60% |
| Opponent Wins: | 54.40% |
@beafraid3 the variation you posted has been known to be favourable for White. Black releasees the tension in the centre too soon, and neglects his kingside development without actualy posing any serious threats. If you consult a large database like Chessbase, you will see that White has scored over 70% after 7.Nc3.
Read the chart it clearly says white wins 54.40% of the time black wins 25..00% that not bust
By the way how would you explain your results against 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 ? You scored roughly half-half against this line, but you claim that 2... Nf6 is winning for white.
https://www.chess.com/explorer?moveList=e4+c5+c3+Nf6+e5+Nd5&ply=6&gameSource=other&gameType=all&color=white&username=staples13&origMoves=e4+e5+Nf3+Nc6+Bc4+Nf6+Ng5
Just because I’m a moron who frequently blunders winning positions in the 2. Nf6 line doesn’t change the fact that it’s winning
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=33
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