Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen Line
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1.e4c52.Nf3a63.c4e6
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Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen Line233k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%126k52%
22%51k53%
8%19k47%
6.6%16k46%
3.3%7.8k49%
1.8%4.2k47%
1.3%3.1k48%
0.9%2.0k49%
0.7%1.6k43%
0.6%1.5k45%
Famous games in this line844 master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2781) – Morozevich, Alexander (2758)So, W. (2767) – Artemiev, V. (2746)Radjabov, T. (2742) – Artemiev, V. (2692)Polgar, Judit (2700) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2699)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2719) – Polgar, Judit (2680)Smirin, Ilia (2673) – Kamsky, Gata (2690)Negi, P. (2664) – Hou Yifan (2683)Yu Yangyi (2738) – Karthikeyan, M2. (2578)Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · So, W. · Dominguez Perez, Leinier · Kamsky, Gata
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B28
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6
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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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