Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5
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Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
19%2.0M47%
18%1.8M47%
14%1.4M46%
10%1.0M49%
5%515k47%
4.9%505k47%
4.7%481k48%
1.6%168k47%
0.5%54k51%
Famous games in this line39k master games
Caruana, F. (2818) – Carlsen, M. (2882)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, F. (2819) – Carlsen, M. (2875)Caruana, F. (2819) – Carlsen, M. (2875)Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Carlsen, Magnus
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B30
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Aggressive
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Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation3…g6 · 4 deeper linesSicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Brooklyn Retreat Defense3…Nb8Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, San Francisco Gambit3…Na5 4.b4Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation3…g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.b4
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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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