Alapin Sicilian · Opening 1 of 3

Alapin Sicilian · Beginner

The 10 Alapin Sicilian lines you meet most often, playing White.

Shared1.e4 c5 2.c3 Verified

VARIATION 1

2...Nc6 … 5.d5 exd5 6.exd5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 13 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

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Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

2...d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Alapin Sicilian line, 15 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

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VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

2...e6 … 7.Bd3 Nge7 8.Nf3 O-O

Alapin Sicilian line, 16 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

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VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4

Alapin Sicilian line, 15 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

2...Nf6 … 7.Bb3 d6 8.e6 Bxe6

Alapin Sicilian line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

2...e5 … 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5

Alapin Sicilian line, 14 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

2...Nc6 … 8.Nc3 e6 9.dxe6 fxe6

Alapin Sicilian line, 16 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

2...g6 … 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 7 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

2...Nc6 3.d4 e6 4.d5 exd5 5.exd5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

Queen Detonator

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Alapin Sicilian opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

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Repertoire · Alapin Sicilian

Alapin Sicilian · Opening 1 of 3

Alapin Sicilian · Beginner

The 10 Alapin Sicilian lines you meet most often, playing White.

Shared1.e4 c5 2.c3 Verified

VARIATION 1

2...Nc6 … 5.d5 exd5 6.exd5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 13 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

2...d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Alapin Sicilian line, 15 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

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Unlocks when V1 drilled

VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

2...e6 … 7.Bd3 Nge7 8.Nf3 O-O

Alapin Sicilian line, 16 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V2 drilled

VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4

Alapin Sicilian line, 15 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

2...Nf6 … 7.Bb3 d6 8.e6 Bxe6

Alapin Sicilian line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

2...e5 … 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5

Alapin Sicilian line, 14 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

2...Nc6 … 8.Nc3 e6 9.dxe6 fxe6

Alapin Sicilian line, 16 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

2...g6 … 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 7 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

2...Nc6 3.d4 e6 4.d5 exd5 5.exd5 Ne5

Alapin Sicilian line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

Queen Detonator

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Alapin Sicilian opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

All moves chess.js-legal · variation ordering matches master-game frequency.

Live

Practice all 10 variations

Shuffled drill. Wrong lines re-queue. Stays inside this opening.