B20 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation, Nemeth Gambit

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1.e4c52.Na3Nc63.d4cxd44.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation, Nemeth Gambit89 games · Black to move
Only 89 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%2662%
27%2446%
17%1560%
16%1464%
6.7%658%
4.5%488%
Family
Sicilian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B20
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Na3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Bc4
Gambit
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From the archives

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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