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Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation
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1.e4c52.Na3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation61k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%22k52%
19%12k52%
19%11k50%
8.7%5.3k50%
8.4%5.1k53%
3.8%2.3k49%
2.3%1.4k49%
2.1%1.3k53%
0.4%25949%
0.1%3544%
Famous games in this line353 master games
Rapport, R. (2764) – Giri, A. (2760)Carlsen, M. (2876) – Pichot, A. (2590)Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) – Gelfand, Boris (2676)Svidler, Peter (2765) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2694)Svidler, Peter (2765) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2662)Rapport, R. (2736) – Korobov, A. (2687)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2670) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2664) – Wang, Yue (2734)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Malakhov, Vladimir · Jakovenko, Dmitrij · Korobov, A.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B20
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Na3
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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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