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Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, San Francisco Gambit

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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Na54.b4

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Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, San Francisco Gambit739 games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

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10459%

1100%

10%

Famous games in this line6 master games

Kochetkov, German (2465) – Fominyh, Alexander (2520)19951–0 Shchekachev, Andrei (2465) – Velikov, Petar (2450)1995½–½ Braun, Christi2 (2376) – Reich, T. (2352)2017½–½ Morrison, William (2362) – Treger, Effim (2276)20000–1 Leonardo, Joao (2230) – Pinheiro, Jose (2359)20020–1 Bauza, Alejandro (2200) – Milos, Gilberto (2365)19820–1

Heroes of this opening Kochetkov, German · Treger, Effim · Pinheiro, Jose · Milos, Gilberto

Family: Sicilian Defense
Category: Semi-Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: B30
Line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na5 4. b4

GambitAggressive

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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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