B32 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Flohr Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Qc7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Flohr Variation264k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%149k51%
14%37k50%
8.2%22k50%
6.2%16k52%
3.8%9.9k52%
2.3%6.2k49%
2.1%5.6k50%
1.8%4.7k49%
1.6%4.2k46%
0.9%2.4k47%
Famous games in this line3.2k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) – Anand, Viswanathan (2782)Shirov, Alexei (2751) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Leko, Peter (2741) – Anand, Viswanathan (2774)Shirov, Alexei (2746) – Anand, Viswanathan (2762)Adams, Michael (2716) – Anand, Viswanathan (2781)Akopian, Vladimir (2689) – Anand, Viswanathan (2774)Kasparov, Garry (2770) – Anand, Viswanathan (2650)Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Leko, Peter · Kasparov, Garry
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B32
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7
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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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