B77 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sosonko Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3Nc68.Qd2O-O9.Bc4Nd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sosonko Variation22k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%13k48%
12%2.5k54%
9.2%2.0k54%
8.5%1.8k51%
3.2%68945%
1.3%27344%
1.1%24045%
0.7%15646%
0.5%11841%
0.5%10152%
Famous games in this line257 master games
Shirov, Alexei (2723) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2635)Volokitin, Andrei (2654) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2663)Nijboer, Friso (2555) – Georgiev, Kiril (2660)Sulskis, Sarunas (2567) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2635)Motylev, Alexander (2680) – Mamedov, Rauf (2511)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Georgiev, Kiril (2580)Mista, Aleksander (2563) – Azarov, Sergei (2612)Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2551) – Fedorov, Alexei (2604)Heroes of this opening Shirov, Alexei · Sulskis, Sarunas · Motylev, Alexander
- 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 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7
SharpAggressive
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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.
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