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B77 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O8.Qd2Nc69.Bc4a5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne Variation4.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
O-O-O45%1.9k55%
h414%57254%
a411%44962%
g48.8%36051%
a37%28752%
Nxc64%16553%
O-O3.1%12848%
Bb33.1%12854%
Bh61.8%7547%
Ndb50.7%3047%
Famous games in this line37 master games
Karpov, Anatoly (2630)Byrne, Donald (2470)19721–0So, Wesley (2531)Li, Chao B (2548)20070–1Svetushkin, Dmitry (2471)Istratescu, Andrei (2549)1999½–½Browne, Walter S (2530)Byrne, Donald (2475)19731–0Li, Chao B (2613)Sharma, Dinesh Kumar (2376)20100–1Dueball, Juergen (2425)Marovic, Drazen (2465)19731–0Prandstetter, Eduard (2450)Banas, Jan (2395)1986½–½Horvath, Tamas (2435)Banas, Jan (2410)1995½–½
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Li, Chao B · Browne, Walter S · Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
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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
B77
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 a5
SharpAggressive
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