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 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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