B70 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation4.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Bc414%697k47%
Bg512%612k44%
f39.2%456k51%
Bd35.4%267k43%
Bb5+3.3%164k43%
h31.2%60k47%
Famous games in this line20k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2771) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Grischuk, Alexander (2777) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Anand, Viswanathan (2800) – Carlsen, Magnus (2826)Dominguez Perez, L.. (2758) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M. (2832) – Nakamura, Hi (2786)Caruana, F. (2803) – Nakamura, Hi (2799)Anand, Viswanathan (2790) – Carlsen, Magnus (2810)Kramnik, Vladimir (2791) – Aronian, Levon (2807)Heroes of this opening Grischuk, Alexander · Carlsen, M..
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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical VariationB70 6.Be2 · 4 deeper linesSicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish VariationB71 6.f4 · 1 deeper lineSicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Fianchetto VariationB70 6.g3Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation, Main LineB71 6.f4 Nbd7
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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.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B70
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
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