Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack1.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%915k53%
15%174k52%
2.3%27k48%
1.8%20k53%
0.7%8.1k44%
0.4%5.1k50%
0.3%3.0k54%
0.1%94448%
0.1%66044%
0.1%65948%
Famous games in this line7.7k master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2800) – Carlsen, Magnus (2826)Caruana, F. (2803) – Nakamura, Hi (2799)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) – Nakamura, Hi (2781)Anand, V. (2776) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)Karjakin, Sergey (2753) – Nakamura, Hi (2799)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) – Nakamura, Hi (2792)Grischuk, Alexander (2754) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2783)Anand, Viswanathan (2725) – Kasparov, Garry (2795)- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B76
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O
SharpAggressive
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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 · 5 deeper linesSicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Panov Variation8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne Variation8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 a5Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 · 1 deeper line
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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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