B57 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith Trap
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Bc4g67.Nxc6bxc68.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith Trap31k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Ng438%12k39%
dxe523%7.2k12%
Nd715%4.7k39%
d57.8%2.4k35%
Nh57.1%2.2k35%
Ng84.3%1.3k30%
Nd53.6%1.1k23%
Bg70.5%16317%
Bg40.2%7313%
Ne40.2%5825%
Famous games in this line44 master games
Van der Wiel, John (2529) – Brodsky, Michail (2530)Pierrot, Juan Facundo (2436) – Felgaer, Ruben (2587)Suetin, Alexey S (2440) – Makarichev, Sergey (2495)Sokolov, Andrei (2435) – Makarichev, Sergey (2495)Ivanovic, Bozidar (2445) – Tosic, Miroslav (2481)Silva, Fernando (2380) – Sosonko, Gennadi (2505)Lupulescu, Constantin (2467) – Jianu, Vlad Cristian (2397)Popovic, Petar (2550) – Jirovsky, Milos (2310)Heroes of this opening Van der Wiel, John · Makarichev, Sergey · Tosic, Miroslav · Popovic, Petar
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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.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B57
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 g6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5
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