B22 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld Variation
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1.e4c52.c3Nf63.e5Nd54.Nf3Nc65.Na3
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Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld Variation1.6k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%75845%
19%30348%
17%27047%
14%22960%
2.2%3547%
0.4%667%
0.2%367%
0.1%20%
0.1%225%
0.1%250%
Famous games in this line85 master games
Baklan, Vladimir (2647) – Tregubov, Pavel V (2629)Smagin, S. (2551) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2634)Baklan, Vladimir (2552) – Hracek, Zbynek (2615)Smagin, Sergey (2605) – Nataf, Igor Alexandre (2526)Vorotnikov, Vladislav V (2510) – Sakaev, Konstantin (2600)Smagin, S. (2551) – Timofeev, Arty (2549)Baklan, Vladimir (2552) – Degraeve, Jean Marc (2536)Janev, Evgeni (2484) – Solak, Dragan (2602)Heroes of this opening Baklan, Vladimir · Smagin, S. · Nataf, Igor Alexandre · Timofeev, Arty
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B22
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Na3
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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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