Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation4.4M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
97%4.3M50%
1.1%46k44%
0.9%40k51%
0.4%16k46%
0.3%12k39%
0.3%11k36%
0.2%7.4k52%
0.1%5.2k43%
0%87140%
0%53339%
Famous games in this line9.4k master games
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M. (2877) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)Morozevich, Alexander (2760) – Carlsen, Magnus (2864)Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Caruana, F. (2808) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)Anand, Viswanathan (2753) – Kasparov, Garry (2847)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2755) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Karjakin, Sergey (2775) – Radjabov, Teimour (2793)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Caruana, F. · Karjakin, Sergey
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B34
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3
FianchettoSharp
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Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation5…Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 · 1 deeper lineSicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation5…Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 d6Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Alekhine Line5…Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O …Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation5…Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.Nb3 …
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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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