Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Nc3b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack776k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%283k45%
24%190k47%
14%110k47%
6.2%48k46%
3.7%29k43%
3.1%24k46%
1.6%12k44%
1.4%11k48%
1.2%9.4k46%
Famous games in this line3.9k master games
Firouzja, Alireza (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Gashimov, Vugar (2761) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2759)Svidler, Peter (2690) – Kasparov, Garry (2825)Nakamura, Hikaru (2772) – Kamsky, Gata (2741)Gashimov, Vugar (2758) – Svidler, Peter (2754)Grischuk, Alexander (2746) – Svidler, Peter (2739)Sindarov, Javokhir (2682) – Nakamura, Hi (2802)Wang Hao (2729) – Svidler, P. (2753)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Nakamura, Hikaru · Gashimov, Vugar · Wang Hao
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B43
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5
Aggressive
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nf3Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Christiansen's Dream6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Be3 Bc5 8.Qg4
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From the archives
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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