B33 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation2.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%1.5M53%
6.9%198k45%
0.8%24k49%
0.2%4.8k25%
0.1%2.0k22%
0%1.1k18%
0%1.1k20%
Famous games in this line28k master games
Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2819) – Carlsen, M. (2845)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779) – Carlsen, M. (2875)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2872)Giri, A. (2793) – Carlsen, M. (2853)- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B33
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
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Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat VariationB33 6.Nf3Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Exchange VariationB33 6.Nxc6Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter VariationB33 6.Nb3Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Bird VariationB33 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 Be6
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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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