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Alapin Sicilian

A practical Anti-Sicilian for White: 2.c3, big centre with d4, vs ...Nf6 and ...d5.

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About the Alapin Sicilian

A practical Anti-Sicilian for White: 2.c3, big centre with d4, vs ...Nf6 and ...d5.

This is a playable repertoire, not a video course. You meet each position on the board, play the move yourself, and the opponent answers with the reply club players actually choose. Lines you have seen come back on a spaced schedule so they survive past the day you learned them.

You play
White
Level
Beginner-intermediate
Lines
10
Positions
29

Main line

Every branch in this course grows out of this opening sequence.

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5

What you'll learn

10 lines and 29 positions to recall.

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  1. 1. Enter the Alapin

    1.e4 c5 2.c3. Build a big centre with d4.

  2. 2. Vs ...Nf6: d4 centre

    After ...Nd5, play d4 and develop naturally.

  3. 3. Develop vs ...Nf6 lines

    Bc4, O-O, and Qe2/Re1 ideas against the knight on d5.

  4. 4. Piece placement: Bd3 and O-O

    In ...Nf6 lines, Bd3 and O-O complete the model setup.

  5. 5. Vs ...d5

    2...d5 is the other main move. Take and play d4.

  6. 6. ...d5 main develop

    Be2/Bd3, O-O, and c4 or Be3 ideas vs the early queen.

  7. 7. Alapin wrap-up

    c3 and d4 first. Meet ...Nf6 with e5, meet ...d5 with exd5.

  8. 8. Vs ...g6

    Against an early fianchetto, play d4 and Nf3.

  9. 9. Vs ...e6

    2...e6 can transpose. Play d4 and keep Alapin structures.

  10. 10. Sideline: 2...d6

    Vs ...d6, play d4 and treat it like a calm Open Sicilian.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alapin Sicilian course on Chessply?
A practical Anti-Sicilian for White: 2.c3, big centre with d4, vs ...Nf6 and ...d5. It covers 10 lines built from 29 positions you play move by move.
Which side do you play in the Alapin Sicilian?
You play White. The course opens with 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 and branches by Black's reply.
How do I start learning the Alapin Sicilian?
Open the course and press Continue session. You watch the next move, play it back, and the branch map unlocks the following line. Nothing is quizzed before you have seen it.
Is the Alapin Sicilian course free?
Yes. There is no paid plan. You can train without an account, and signing in keeps your progress in sync across devices.
How long does it take to memorise the Alapin Sicilian?
Recall is capped at five lines a day, so a session is short and repeatable. The schedule stretches the gap between reviews each time you remember a line correctly.

Related openings

These courses start from the same first move, so what you learn here carries over.