B74 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.Nc3Bg76.Be3Nf67.Be2O-O8.Nb3d69.O-OBe610.f4Na511.f5Bc412.Bd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation175 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Bxd338%6635%
Rc835%6249%
Nxb311%1955%
b56.3%1168%
a65.1%933%
d52.3%450%
Nd71.1%20%
Qc70.6%1100%
b60.6%10%
Famous games in this line65 master games
Solozhenkin, E. (2441) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2629)Kupreichik, Viktor D (2500) – Shipov, Sergei (2540)Kupreichik, Viktor D (2470) – Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570)Parma, Bruno (2540) – Rajkovic, Dusan (2490)Savon, Vladimir A (2510) – Rashkovsky, Nukhim N (2520)Asrian, Karen (2555) – Dgebuadze, Alexandre (2470)Hecht, Hans Joachim (2515) – Tarjan, James Edward (2475)Khodashenas, M. (2466) – Priasmoro, Novendra (2502)Heroes of this opening Rakhmanov, Ale · Kupreichik, Viktor D · Asrian, Karen · Khodashenas, M.
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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
- 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. Nb3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3
FianchettoSharp
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