B79 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Soltis Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3O-O8.Qd2Nc69.Bc4Bd710.O-O-OQa511.h4Rfc812.Bb3h5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Soltis Variation2.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Kb147%98153%
g425%52947%
Bh66.6%13835%
Nxc65.7%12052%
Bg54.3%8944%
Nde23.4%7145%
Rdg13%6247%
Nd52.2%4734%
Rhg11.4%3037%
Rhe10.6%1254%
Famous games in this line18 master games
Naroditsky, D. (2633) – Nakamura, Hi (2798)Karjakin, Sergey (2769) – Van Wely, L. (2640)Tsanas, A. (2282) – Istratescu, A. (2668)Kurnosov, Igor (2577) – Kachar, Vladimir (2342)Kulaots, Kaido (2390) – Golubev, Mikhail (2525)Zambrana, Oswaldo (2472) – Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo (2420)Rosenberger, Frank (2275) – Golubev, Mikhail (2570)Neumeier, Klaus (2330) – Golubev, Mikhail (2500)Heroes of this opening Golubev, Mikhail · Nakamura, Hi · Istratescu, A. · Kurnosov, Igor
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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.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B79
- 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 Qa5 11. h4 Rfc8 12. Bb3 h5
SharpAggressive
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