B27 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense
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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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1.e4c52.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense186.1M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
d50.4%667k46%
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B27
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3