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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Christiansen's Dream

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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Nc3b56.Bd3Qb67.Be3Bc58.Qg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Christiansen's Dream83 games · Black to move
Only 83 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
96%8057%
3.6%367%
Famous games in this line33 master games
Gallagher, Joseph G (2514) – Milov, Vadim (2626)2000½–½Kogan, Artur (2535) – Oratovsky, Michael (2588)2003½–½Akshayraj, Kore (2483) – Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2639)20120–1Beshukov, Sergei (2463) – Landa, Konstantin (2610)2001½–½Danin, Alexandre (2527) – Papin, Vasily (2541)2010½–½Hebden, Mark (2560) – Lalic, Bogdan (2501)20010–1Goloshchapov, Alexander (2526) – Tolnai, Tibor (2502)2001½–½Milu, Romeo Sorin (2475) – Sulava, Nenad (2531)20010–1
Heroes of this opening Fedorchuk, Sergey A · Lalic, Bogdan · Sulava, Nenad
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 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Qg4
Aggressive
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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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