B41 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Hedgehog Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.c4g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Hedgehog Variation13k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%9.8k58%
9.9%1.3k58%
3.7%46959%
2.7%35054%
1.6%20151%
1%13242%
1%13151%
0.5%6049%
0.4%5435%
0.4%4664%
Famous games in this line12 master games
Vydeslaver, Alik (2480) – Finkel, Alexander (2500)Gurel, Ediz (2648) – Efimov, Ig (2331)Swinkels, Robin (2511) – Siebrecht, Sebastian (2456)Bogner, S. (2586) – Prosviriakov, V. (2271)Voekler, Bernd (2370) – Bosboom, Manuel (2460)Sumiacher, Carlos (2315) – Quinteros, Miguel Angel (2465)Singh, Siddharth (2280) – Ghaem Maghami, E. (2427)Vega Chirino, Lemay (2306) – Fernandez Reyes, Lisandro (2380)Heroes of this opening Gurel, Ediz · Swinkels, Robin · Bogner, S. · Voekler, Bernd
- 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 g6
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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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