B42 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Bd3Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation40k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%22k53%
22%8.9k43%
14%5.7k49%
7.2%2.9k47%
1.5%60147%
0.3%12926%
0.1%2025%
0%1221%
0%933%
0%825%
Famous games in this line5.7k master games
Carlsen, M. (2872) – Caruana, F. (2782)Duda, J. (2750) – Carlsen, M. (2864)Giri, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2816)Anand, Viswanathan (2801) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787)Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2788) – Caruana, F. (2795)Aronian, L. (2764) – Caruana, F. (2816)Anand, V. (2759) – Caruana, F. (2816)Adams, Mi (2745) – Caruana, F. (2829)Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
- 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 Bc5
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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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