Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Koch Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Bb46.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Koch Variation105k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%70k46%
18%19k49%
8.2%8.5k43%
4.7%4.9k53%
1.7%1.8k52%
0.1%14533%
0%4221%
0%4120%
0%2124%
0%1323%
Famous games in this line429 master games
Leko, P. (2730) – Aronian, L. (2803)Bologan, V. (2600) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2801)Short, N. (2594) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2778)Svane, Frederik (2617) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2748)Hovhannisyan, R. (2611) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2727)Almasi, Zoltan (2668) – Fedorov, Alexei (2646)Ragger, M. (2687) – Jobava, Ba (2627)Swiercz, Dariusz (2649) – Jobava, Baadur (2603)Heroes of this opening Erigaisi, Arjun · Aronian, L. · Almasi, Zoltan · Jobava, Ba
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B40
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5
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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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