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Welcome to the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation Thematic Tournament!
Chessaholics Anonymous group members are receiving expert instruction in many popular openings from one of our top rated players, Girolamo, from Italy.
This valuable instruction is a benefit of membership in our group, and in order to participate in this tournament, you must be a member of Chessaholics Anonymous.
Step 1: To become a member of Chessaholics Anonymous, please click the following link:
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/chessaholics-anonymous
Step 2: To join this exciting thematic tournament, please click the following link:
http://www.chess.com/tournament/sicilian-defense-alapin-variation-thematic-tournament
"The Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation is characterized by the moves 1. e4 c5 2 c3. It is named after the Russian master Semyon Alapin (1856-1923). For many years it was not held in high regard, since 2...d5 was thought to allow Black easy equality. Today, the Alapin is considered one of the most 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 World Champions Viswanathan Anand, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik." - Wikipedia
Thanks for your participation, have fun, and good luck!
Kind regards,
Charles Frey
"Enigmata"
Group Leader
Chessaholics Anonymous
