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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)20190–1Hansen, Sune Berg (2460) – Wells, Peter K (2530)1995½–½Orlov, Vassily (2430) – Aseev, Konstantin N (2560)19960–1Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (2327) – Demchenko, A.. (2610)20210–1Sahl, Bjarke (2445) – Gausel, Einar (2485)19931–0Sorensen, Jan (2399) – Efimov, Igor (2520)20001–0Huang, Renjie (2487) – Wang, Shixu B (2407)2025½–½Djingarova, Emilia (2302) – Kozul, Zdenko (2589)20060–1
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 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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