Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Closed
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1.e4c52.Nc3e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Closed6.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%1.8M49%
28%1.8M51%
12%759k50%
5.8%367k49%
4.2%267k49%
3%194k54%
1.3%81k49%
0.9%56k49%
0.8%50k42%
Famous games in this line6.8k master games
Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2792)Aronian, L. (2767) – Caruana, F. (2822)Aronian, L. (2767) – Caruana, F. (2822)Aronian, L. (2764) – Caruana, F. (2816)Morozevich, Alexander (2749) – Anand, Viswanathan (2794)Gashimov, Vugar (2761) – Radjabov, Teimour (2773)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781) – Radjabov, Teimour (2744)Gashimov, Vugar (2761) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2759)Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Radjabov, Teimour · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B23
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6
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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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