B36 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation
14/14
1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Nf66.Nc3Nxd47.Qxd4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation67k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%24k50%
24%16k49%
17%11k49%
8.4%5.6k50%
3.6%2.4k49%
1.8%1.2k44%
1.6%1.1k47%
1.5%1.0k45%
1.4%91445%
1%67151%
Famous games in this line1.7k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2837) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)Aronian, Levon (2767) – Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2757)Grischuk, Alexander (2763) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)Yu Yangyi (2738) – Duda, J. (2758)Carlsen, M. (2832) – Guseinov, G. (2645)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2686)So, W. (2762) – Bu Xiangzhi (2691)Grischuk, Alexander (2777) – Guseinov, Gadir (2666)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Grischuk, Alexander
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B36
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6
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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