Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon Variation
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1.e4c52.Nc3Nc63.Nge2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon Variation347k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%102k47%
25%86k45%
18%61k44%
12%42k44%
11%39k46%
2.9%10k43%
0.7%2.3k55%
0.5%1.7k40%
0.2%62746%
0.1%46743%
Famous games in this line4.3k master games
Aronian, L. (2767) – Caruana, F. (2822)Kasparov, Garry (2775) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2775)Kasparov, Garry (2775) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2775)Kasparov, Garry (2795) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2740)Kasparov, Garry (2805) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2725)Kasparov, Garry (2795) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2730)Kasparov, Garry (2805) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2710)Jobava, Ba (2727) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2757)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Aronian, L.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B23
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2
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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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