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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Gipslis Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Bd3Nf66.O-Od67.c4g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Gipslis Variation426 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%28951%
10%4347%
6.1%2648%
5.9%2562%
2.1%961%
1.4%667%
1.4%675%
0.9%438%
0.9%450%
0.9%450%
Famous games in this line274 master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2660) – Kamsky, Gata (2686)20061–0Kokarev, Dm (2598) – Sjugirov, S. (2663)2018½–½Durarbeyli, Vasif (2539) – Naiditsch, Arkadij (2712)2011½–½Geller, Efim P (2620) – Tal, Mihail (2615)1976½–½Yudasin, Leonid (2600) – Movsesian, Sergei (2630)19971–0Spassky, Boris V (2630) – Huebner, Robert (2595)1978½–½Bacrot, Etienne (2720) – Chernuschevich, Alexei (2497)20101–0Tal, Mihail (2705) – Kurajica, Bojan (2505)19801–0
Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Yudasin, Leonid · Bacrot, Etienne · Tal, Mihail
Family
Sicilian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B42
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 g6
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Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Romanian Defense2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 …Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation2…d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 …Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack2…d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 …
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No reply to 1.e4 is played more. Fischer made the Najdorf his main weapon, and Kasparov's Sicilians are pillars of chess history — the Scheveningen against Karpov, the Dragon he unveiled against Anand in 1995. When you play 1...c5 you refuse symmetry, the same refusal that carried two world champions.

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