Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Chinese Dragon
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O8.Qd2Nc69.Bc4Bd710.O-O-ORb8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Chinese Dragon25k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%8.1k48%
24%6.1k50%
23%5.8k40%
12%3.1k44%
3.7%92944%
2.9%73449%
0.5%12044%
0.4%10436%
0.4%10137%
0.3%7333%
Famous games in this line623 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2775) – Radjabov, Teimour (2744)Fedoseev, Vl3 (2724) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2717) – Carlsen, Magnus (2776)Grischuk, A. (2785) – Mamedov, Rau (2678)Robson, R. (2667) – Nakamura, Hi (2746)Kotronias, Vasilios (2599) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2764)Zhigalko, S. (2648) – Mamedov, Rau (2680)Bacrot, Etienne (2716) – Degraeve, Jean Marc (2561)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Nakamura, Hi · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Zhigalko, S.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B78
- 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 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8
SharpAggressive
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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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