Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Tartakower Line
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be2Bg77.O-OO-O8.Be3Nc69.Nb3Be610.f4Qc8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Tartakower Line1.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%62556%
28%50853%
16%29543%
4.4%8057%
4.3%7850%
3.6%6636%
3.1%5654%
2%3654%
1.5%2850%
1.4%2629%
Famous games in this line319 master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2670) – Gelfand, Boris (2665)Alekseev, Evgeny (2715) – Maslak, Konstantin (2544)Bronstein, David I (2590) – Kortschnoj, Viktor (2665)Timman, Jan H (2629) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2597)Glek, Igor V (2590) – Khalifman, Alexander (2635)Galkin, Alexander (2565) – Khalifman, Alexander (2660)Asrian, Karen (2555) – Khalifman, Alexander (2660)Svidler, Peter (2550) – Khalifman, Alexander (2645)Heroes of this opening Alekseev, Evgeny · Bronstein, David I · Tiviakov, Sergei · Khalifman, Alexander
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B74
- 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. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8
Sharp
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No reply to 1.e4 is played more. Fischer made the Najdorf his main weapon, and Kasparov's Sicilians are pillars of chess history — the Scheveningen against Karpov, the Dragon he unveiled against Anand in 1995. When you play 1...c5 you refuse symmetry, the same refusal that carried two world champions.
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