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Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Nf66.Nc3Nxd47.Qxd4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation67k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%24k50%
24%16k49%
17%11k49%
8.4%5.6k50%
3.6%2.4k49%
1.8%1.2k44%
1.6%1.1k47%
1.5%1.0k45%
1.4%91445%
1%67151%
Famous games in this line1.7k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2837) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)2012½–½Aronian, Levon (2767) – Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2757)2020½–½Grischuk, Alexander (2763) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)2012½–½Yu Yangyi (2738) – Duda, J. (2758)2019½–½Carlsen, M. (2832) – Guseinov, G. (2645)20171–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2686)20081–0So, W. (2762) – Bu Xiangzhi (2691)2014½–½Grischuk, Alexander (2777) – Guseinov, Gadir (2666)20201–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Grischuk, Alexander
Family
Sicilian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B36
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6
FianchettoSharp
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No reply to 1.e4 is played more. Fischer made the Najdorf his main weapon, and Kasparov's Sicilians are pillars of chess history — the Scheveningen against Karpov, the Dragon he unveiled against Anand in 1995. When you play 1...c5 you refuse symmetry, the same refusal that carried two world champions.

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