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Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Bg76.Nc2d67.Be2Nh6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation214 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
84%18052%
8.9%1945%
1.9%425%
1.9%4100%
1.4%333%
0.9%250%
0.5%10%
0.5%1100%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Schlosser, P. (2505) – Krivoborodov, E. (2521)20230–1Franco Ocampos, Zenon (2475) – Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes (2500)1990½–½Kouatly, Bachar (2520) – Sharif, Mershad (2425)1993½–½Stangl, Markus (2493) – Heinemann, Thies (2426)2003½–½Pap, M. (2514) – Anurag, M. (2405)20140–1Reinderman, Dimitri (2510) – Hendriks, Willy (2401)20071–0Lengyel, Levente (2485) – Kluger, Gyula (2400)1971½–½Huzman, A. (2557) – Jezov, Roman (2298)20161–0
Heroes of this opening Krivoborodov, E. · Anurag, M. · Reinderman, Dimitri · Huzman, A.
Family
Sicilian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B37
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Be2 Nh6
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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