B40 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Qb6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation204k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%105k39%
20%40k51%
9.2%19k47%
4.1%8.4k42%
3.4%6.9k47%
2.9%5.9k35%
2.6%5.3k37%
2.2%4.4k45%
1.4%2.8k42%
0.9%1.8k42%
Famous games in this line837 master games
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Guliyev, Namig (2690) – Bauer, Christian (2740)Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2684) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2740)Topalov, Veselin (2725) – Short, Nigel D (2690)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2725) – Short, Nigel D (2660)Naiditsch, Arkadij (2689) – Polgar, Judit (2680)Short, Nigel D (2695) – Polgar, Judit (2665)Ye, Jiangchuan (2676) – Polgar, Judit (2677)Heroes of this opening Polgar, Judit · Carlsen, M.. · Guliyev, Namig · Short, Nigel D
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B40
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6
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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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