B39 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Bg76.Be3Nf67.Nc3Ng4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation88k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%57k52%
32%28k38%
1.9%1.6k37%
0.3%27834%
0.2%21143%
0.2%15712%
0.2%13631%
0.1%5317%
0.1%5014%
0%427%
Famous games in this line2.0k master games
Leko, Peter (2732) – Radjabov, Teimour (2793)20120–1Saric, Iv (2657) – Navara, D. (2737)20181–0Gelfand, Boris (2729) – Jobava, Baadur (2651)20061–0Ribli, Zoltan (2620) – Kasparov, Garry (2750)1988½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2765) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2570)19971–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710) – Kortschnoj, Viktor (2615)19941–0Kortschnoj, Viktor (2670) – Petrosian, Tigran V (2640)19741–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600)1994½–½
Heroes of this opening Radjabov, Teimour · Saric, Iv · Gelfand, Boris · Anand, Viswanathan
Family
Sicilian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B39
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4
FianchettoSharp
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No defense has won more games at every level than the Sicilian. Bobby Fischer played almost nothing else against 1.e4, and Kasparov's Najdorf battles with Karpov and Anand are pillars of chess history. When you play 1...c5, you're refusing symmetry — the same refusal that carried two world champions.

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