B51 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Dorfman Gambit
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.Bb5+Nc64.O-OBd75.Qe2g66.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Dorfman Gambit129 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%5255%
33%4345%
16%2057%
5.4%764%
3.9%520%
0.8%10%
0.8%10%
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Kuzmin, Gennadi P (2535) – Dorfman, Josif D (2550)- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B51
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. e5
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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