B25 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2
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1.e4c52.Nc3Nc63.g3g64.Bg2Bg75.d3d66.Nge2e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge236k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%22k50%
21%7.6k52%
7.3%2.6k50%
4.7%1.7k50%
4%1.4k52%
0.8%28054%
0.7%23940%
0.2%8956%
0.2%8043%
0.2%6545%
Famous games in this line183 master games
Adams, Michael (2734) – Topalov, Veselin (2772)Nihal, Sarin (2692) – Giri, A. (2748)Eljanov, Pavel (2716) – Najer, Evgeniy (2663)Movsesian, Sergei (2649) – Sarana, Alexey (2654)Ivanisevic, Ivan (2649) – Georgiev, Kiril (2636)Short, Nigel D (2675) – Stohl, Igor (2600)Jobava, Baadur (2712) – Zhigalko, Andrey (2555)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2610) – Huebner, Robert (2600)Heroes of this opening Najer, Evgeniy · Short, Nigel D · Zhigalko, Andrey · Huebner, Robert
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B25
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e5
FianchettoSharp
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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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