Alapin

1.e4 c5 2.c3 · you play white

5 chapters, 8 moves deep, get you to 92% of what you will actually meet. The other 1 covers the last 4%.

I show you every line first. Then I ask, and I only teach the moves you miss.

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Your moves are chosen by the engine and checked against 3,439,091 games (Lichess Elite (2500+ vs 2300+), 2024-12 → 2025-11); their replies are what people actually play. Evaluations from Lichess Stockfish evaluations (database.lichess.org) (CC0 1.0 Universal), covering 88% of this course.