1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. c2c3 It's interesting to note that both players that needed a draw with White in this round, both of them with a broad repertoire and capable of playing any opening, chose the Alapin against the Sicilian. To be fair, one of them lost and the other saved a worse position. 2... g8f6  3. e4e5  3... f6d5  4. g1f3  4... b8c6  5. d2d4  5... c5d4  6. c3d4  6... d7d6  7. f1c4  7... d5b6  8. c4b5 This is one of the main lines of the Alapin. 8... c8d7  9. b1c3 