B42 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Swiss Cheese Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Bd3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Swiss Cheese Variation7.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%4.0k50%
11%75852%
9.3%66148%
5.6%39652%
5.4%38048%
1.9%13842%
1.8%12752%
1.4%9757%
1.3%9554%
1.2%8659%
Famous games in this line1.0k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2779)Bologan, Viktor (2732)2012½–½Shirov, Alexei (2739)Kamsky, Gata (2714)20071–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2735)Shirov, Alexei (2690)19961–0Anand, V. (2773)Alekseev, Evgeny (2639)20181–0Karjakin, Sergey (2694)Bacrot, Etienne (2695)20071–0Naiditsch, A. (2702)Rapport, R. (2686)20171–0Khalifman, Alexander (2700)Ye, Jiangchuan (2677)20011–0Mamedov, Rauf (2660)Kamsky, Gata (2713)20101–0
Heroes of this opening Shirov, Alexei · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Anand, V. · Karjakin, Sergey
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B42
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 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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