A Bust to the Sicilian Defense

Controls the d4 square just like 1...e5, but doesn't provide a clear target. Drawback is that the dsb is still blocked in. Openings are give and take.

No it isn't...

alapin 29/28 Open Sicilian 31/24

Idk where you're getting your chess education from if people are saying it's a peanut headed move. It's the most popular defence against e4 at master's level as it offers black the best winning chances compared to any other move.

You just have to look at the stats.

The reason it offers black the best winning chances is because it creates an imbalance where black prevents white from establishing a broad pawn centre from the flank. This means that black hasn't committed their central e and d pawns like with e5. This can prove to be an advantage as it offers black a better central pawn structure than white.

The alapin attempts to bypass this by preparing d4 with c3 but it just doesn't work as black can easily inflict an isolated queen's pawn on white giving them worse structure anyway.

You can see from the stats that the alapin is just objectively not as good as the Open Sicilian. The alapin is mostly for passive, amateur players who want to avoid theory.

black loses... black loses... black loses...

27/28 for black... so what does this mean? To break it down for you: White is losing in the alapin more than black.

The alapin is somewhat playable but it just isn't very good. When black is winning more games than white that just shows how poor of an opening it is.

Lol, I have lost 0 games by playing 1. Nh3. Undeniable proof it's the strongest opening.

I am also undefeated in heavyweight wrestling.

Muhammad Ali has never beaten me... just saying.

I have to share this most recent game. A valiant effort by my opponent but ultimately the Alapin can not be stopped only slowed. A cool checkmate at the end but the game was decided after 1. c5??. As always this is a 3 minute no increment blitz game

I liked the time when trolls actually put hard work and dedication into their posts. Even 5 years later, he’s determined to prove his point. My upmost respect to you, sir.

To be fair, the outcome would have likely favoured black given more time; like 15/10.

I skimmed a drawish game, a little back and forth action where black failed to convert?

I would still prefer black here so I don’t see how it’s a bust:

In the Kasparov game, there is no mate in one when Kasparov resigned.

wait so even though im winning more AGAINST the fried liver attack than the statistics are telling me, im still winning less because of this logic? let me put this to perspective. 90% of the times I played against fried liver attack in my chess club I won. 0% of the time I played against fried liver attack in my chess club I drawed. 10% of the time I played against the fried liver attack I lost. so... like... this logic should apply to all equal openings it doesnt matter the winrate if its equal or even you're slightly losing (+0.7 as black and stuff), if you win more than you lose you'll probably still play it. let me try and show you what i mean. a LOT of the fried liver games lose for black because they don't know the theory. times they won? knew the theory or just played good moves. and since the alapin is equal... yknow. if you can play the opening well and win most of the time, why not?

if this can apply to the alapin, im not sure, so my entire point might be invalid, but i hope it helps.

WAIT. MCDONNEL ATTACK

AND MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM II

This is the top engine line of alapin theory on move 10. You decide which side you're picking, but the engine says 0.00

Impressively, he can move very fast for 3/0. But he’s got so much banked experience in the Alapin, what else would we expect?

OMG sucilian defense refute 1!!1!1!

I argue that the Alapin gives Black an "easier" game than the Open.

Here's one example:

I was Black. White was Stockfish.

An even game without much difficulty for Black, at all.

Of course, were I to play on longer, Stockfish would eventually win with ease - but not because of the opening ...

In the Open Sicilian though, White poses far more difficult problems for Black to solve. Specifically, Black often wants to attain the freeing ...d5 pawn push at some point - but in the Open Sicilian, White makes it difficult for Black to accomplish this under favorable circumstances ...

In the Alapin, White allows Black to play ...d5 right away.

"Thanks, White," says Black, "you've solved one of my opening problems right away."

Of course, there's nothing wrong with the Alapin. It's fully valid. But it's not the most aggresive try by White.

If there ever was a "bust" to the Sicilian to be found, it would probably be found in the Open ...

id say the most ¨busting¨ you can do as white is playing the Bg5 lines agianst the classical/najdorf and playing the yugoslav agianst the dragon

Record for staples is 3,024 wins or 500+ game edge win-wise...albeit Fried Liver attack is better win-wise. Im not anywhere near there on any white opening...but am much better on black..actually winning more vs e4.

So live with 2 openings and starve the rest of the time.

I dont know if it says how much of your elo is a certain opening.....but say 2,000 elo...or 4 pts each net victory.