B50 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.c3Nf64.Be2Nc65.d4cxd46.cxd4Nxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, Basman-Palatnik Gambit69k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
96%66k61%
3.5%2.5k52%
0.4%25944%
0.1%9342%
0.1%7440%
0.1%3839%
0%2929%
0%1831%
0%1335%
0%1254%
Famous games in this line181 master games
Perez Ponsa, F. (2564) – Jumabayev, R. (2630)Khamrakulov, Ibragim S (2545) – Strikovic, Aleksa (2563)Antipov, M2. (2567) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2541)Erenburg, Sergey (2499) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2605)Garcia, Gildardo (2444) – Hodgson, Julian M (2625)Mchedlishvili, M. (2587) – Kacharava, Nikolozi (2480)Hodgson, Julian M (2540) – Suba, Mihai (2505)Rogovski, Vladimir (2474) – Kovchan, Alexander (2561)Heroes of this opening Hodgson, Julian M · Jumabayev, R. · Khamrakulov, Ibragim S · Antipov, M2.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B50
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nxe4
Gambit
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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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