Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.Nc3Bg76.Be3Nf67.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation964k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%690k50%
13%127k53%
2.2%22k44%
1.5%14k45%
1.1%10k49%
1%9.3k43%
0.7%7.1k44%
0.3%3.3k50%
0.3%3.1k49%
Famous games in this line7.4k master games
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M. (2877) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)Morozevich, Alexander (2760) – Carlsen, Magnus (2864)Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Anand, Viswanathan (2753) – Kasparov, Garry (2847)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2755) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Karjakin, Sergey (2775) – Radjabov, Teimour (2793)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Giri, A. (2771)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Karjakin, Sergey · Giri, A.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B35
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4
FianchettoSharp
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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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