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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
38%12k39%
23%7.2k12%
15%4.7k39%
7.8%2.4k35%
7.1%2.2k35%
4.3%1.3k30%
3.6%1.1k23%
0.5%16317%
0.2%7313%
0.2%5825%
Famous games in this line44 master games
Van der Wiel, John (2529) – Brodsky, Michail (2530)19991–0Pierrot, Juan Facundo (2436) – Felgaer, Ruben (2587)2004½–½Suetin, Alexey S (2440) – Makarichev, Sergey (2495)19830–1Sokolov, Andrei (2435) – Makarichev, Sergey (2495)1983½–½Ivanovic, Bozidar (2445) – Tosic, Miroslav (2481)20040–1Silva, Fernando (2380) – Sosonko, Gennadi (2505)1982½–½Lupulescu, Constantin (2467) – Jianu, Vlad Cristian (2397)2001½–½Popovic, Petar (2550) – Jirovsky, Milos (2310)19911–0
Heroes of this opening Van der Wiel, John · Makarichev, Sergey · Tosic, Miroslav · Popovic, Petar
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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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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