B74 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Alekhine Line
18/18
1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.Nc3Bg76.Be3Nf67.Be2O-O8.O-Od69.Nb3a5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Alekhine Line4.4k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%3.3k49%
7.3%32347%
6.6%29141%
3.2%14345%
1.8%8038%
0.9%3845%
0.8%3536%
0.7%2936%
0.6%2848%
0.5%2330%
Famous games in this line76 master games
Galkin, Alexander (2540) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2655)Timofeev, Artyom (2552) – Tregubov, Pavel V (2627)Galkin, Alexander (2510) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2540)Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo (2463) – Kotsur, Pavel (2572)Shamkovich, Leonid (2460) – De Firmian, Nick E (2540)Roos, Louis (2360) – Tregubov, Pavel V (2625)Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek (2554) – Durarbeyli, Vasif (2413)Tringov, Georgi P (2475) – Khalifman, Alexander (2490)Heroes of this opening Malakhov, Vladimir · De Firmian, Nick E · Tregubov, Pavel V · Durarbeyli, Vasif
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B74
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Nb3 a5
FianchettoSharp
★ Read the guide: Sicilian Defense: Dragon VariationExplore all 388 Sicilian Defense lines →Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
From the archives
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.
Study this opening