B58 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Louma Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Be2e57.Nxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Louma Variation14k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%14k53%
0.2%2317%
0.1%110%
0.1%90%
0%20%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line47 master games
Ehlvest, J. (2521) – Gupta, Ab (2581)Hansen, Sune Berg (2460) – Wells, Peter K (2530)Orlov, Vassily (2430) – Aseev, Konstantin N (2560)Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (2327) – Demchenko, A.. (2610)Sahl, Bjarke (2445) – Gausel, Einar (2485)Sorensen, Jan (2399) – Efimov, Igor (2520)Huang, Renjie (2487) – Wang, Shixu B (2407)Djingarova, Emilia (2302) – Kozul, Zdenko (2589)Heroes of this opening Gupta, Ab · Aseev, Konstantin N · Demchenko, A.. · Sahl, Bjarke
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B58
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nxc6
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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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