Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Vitolins Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5e67.Bb5
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Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Vitolins Variation50k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
88%44k55%
6.7%3.3k32%
2.6%1.3k51%
1.5%76359%
1%51839%
0.2%8330%
0.1%3137%
0%230%
0%1520%
0%1315%
Famous games in this line555 master games
Giri, A.. (2764) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784)Kamsky, Gata (2695) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2710)Matlakov, M. (2700) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2688)Fedoseev, Vl3 (2701) – Oparin, G. (2674)Fedoseev, Vl3 (2701) – Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2598)Yudasin, Leonid (2605) – Shirov, Alexei (2685)Piorun, K. (2608) – Bacrot, E. (2678)Asadli, Vugar (2567) – Shankland, S. (2710)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Matlakov, M. · Fedoseev, Vl3 · Yudasin, Leonid
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B62
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5
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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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