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B76 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack1.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Qd279%915k53%
Bc415%174k52%
Be22.3%27k48%
g41.8%20k53%
Bd30.7%8.1k44%
h40.4%5.1k50%
Nb30.3%3.0k54%
Qd30.1%94448%
Bb50.1%66044%
Qe20.1%65948%
Famous games in this line7.7k master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2800)Carlsen, Magnus (2826)2010½–½Caruana, F. (2803)Nakamura, Hi (2799)2015½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789)Nakamura, Hi (2781)2017½–½Anand, V. (2776)Nakamura, Hi (2787)2018½–½Karjakin, Sergey (2753)Nakamura, Hi (2799)2015½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751)Nakamura, Hi (2792)2017½–½Grischuk, Alexander (2754)Nakamura, Hikaru (2783)2012½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2725)Kasparov, Garry (2795)1995½–½
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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
B76
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O
SharpAggressive
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