B27 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Acton Extension
6/6
1.e4c52.Nf3g63.c4Bh6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Acton Extension69 games · White to move
Only 69 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%3560%
25%1756%
19%1373%
4.3%30%
1.4%1100%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Pierrot, Juan Facundo (2423) – Airando, Martin (2305)Castellano, Lorenzo (2316) – Moza, Manfred (2312)- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B27
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bh6
Fianchetto
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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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