B21 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit
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1.e4c52.d4cxd43.Nf3e54.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit164k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
55%90k48%
30%49k42%
8.2%13k41%
2.5%4.1k48%
1.5%2.5k44%
0.9%1.4k46%
0.7%1.1k26%
0.5%77743%
0.4%72039%
0.2%24639%
Famous games in this line50 master games
Noble, Mark F (2552) – Staniszewski, Jerzy (2509)Schneider, Ilja (2482) – Rogic, Davor (2571)Betker, Jörg (2481) – Jendrian, Michael (2487)Kurenkov, Nikolai (2422) – Novikov, Stanislav (2514)Schneider, German (2467) – Savoca, Alfredo (2467)Tinture, Laurent (2465) – Prozorovsky, Vyacheslav Grigorie (2461)Ardelean, George Catalin (2503) – Baratosi, Daniel (2412)De Vleeschauwer, M. (2293) – Svane, Frederik (2600)Heroes of this opening Noble, Mark F · Svane, Frederik
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B21
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3
Gambit
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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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