B77 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O8.Qd2Nc69.Bc4

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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line715k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Bd7Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line375k50%

a6109k37%

Nxd462k43%

Ne552k42%

Re831k39%

Nd721k51%

Na514k41%

Qa511k44%

e69.1k37%

e56.1k32%

Famous games in this line6.0k master games

Karjakin, Sergey (2771) – Carlsen, M. (2881)2014½–½ Anand, Viswanathan (2800) – Carlsen, Magnus (2826)2010½–½ Anand, Viswanathan (2790) – Carlsen, Magnus (2810)2010½–½ Anand, Viswanathan (2798) – Carlsen, Magnus (2775)2008½–½ Anand, Viswanathan (2798) – Carlsen, Magnus (2775)20081–0 Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) – Nakamura, Hi (2781)2017½–½ Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781) – Carlsen, Magnus (2775)2008½–½ Topalov, Veselin (2777) – Carlsen, Magnus (2775)20081–0

Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Topalov, Veselin

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Go deeper — named lines from here

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne VariationB77 9…a5 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old LineB78 9…Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 · 1 deeper line Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Chinese DragonB78 9…Bd7 10.O-O-O Rb8 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov VariationB78 9…Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Bb3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4

Nearby lines in the family

Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Moscow GambitB51 3.Bb5 Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 Nf6 …Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Fischer VariationB88 2…Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 …Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern LineB76 7…Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O

From the archives

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: 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

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