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B73 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be2Bg77.O-OO-O8.Be3Nc69.Qd2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation90k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Bd724%22k53%
Ng421%19k52%
a615%14k50%
Re812%11k52%
Nxd410%9.1k48%
d55.2%4.7k52%
Ne52.9%2.6k52%
Bg42.9%2.6k52%
e51.6%1.5k40%
Qa51%87751%
Famous games in this line401 master games
Kamsky, Gata (2725)Carlsen, Magnus (2776)20091–0Kamsky, Gata (2720)Radjabov, Teimour (2756)2009½–½Kamsky, Gata (2713)Gashimov, Vugar (2719)2010½–½Navara, D. (2681)Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)20220–1Navara, David (2654)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2746)2009½–½Short, Nigel D (2663)Motylev, Alexander (2676)2009½–½Predke, A. (2622)Jones, G. (2682)20180–1Kovchan, A. (2583)Kryvoruchko, Y. (2711)2015½–½
Heroes of this opening Kamsky, Gata · Erigaisi, Arjun · Jones, G.
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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.

Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B73
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2
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