B41 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.c4Nf66.Nc3Bb47.Bd3Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation26k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%12k46%
18%4.5k52%
17%4.4k48%
9.5%2.4k53%
3.5%89648%
3%77146%
0.4%11247%
0.4%9752%
0.1%1638%
Famous games in this line322 master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) – Svidler, Peter (2747)Kramnik, Vladimir (2754) – Svidler, Peter (2735)Radjabov, Teimour (2729) – Svidler, Peter (2728)Radjabov, Teimour (2682) – Svidler, Peter (2738)Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2679) – Svidler, Peter (2728)Ehlvest, Jaan (2660) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2735)Corrales Jimenez, F. (2559) – Caruana, F. (2828)Radjabov, Teimour (2748) – David, Alberto (2589)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Svidler, Peter · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Radjabov, Teimour
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B41
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6
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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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