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)2018½–½Caruana, F. (2832)Carlsen, M. (2835)2018½–½Caruana, F. (2832)Carlsen, M. (2835)20180–1Caruana, F. (2832)Carlsen, M. (2835)2018½–½Caruana, F. (2819)Carlsen, M. (2845)2019½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779)Carlsen, M. (2875)2019½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Carlsen, M. (2872)2019½–½Giri, A. (2793)Carlsen, M. (2853)2015½–½
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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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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