B90 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation14.1M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
f37.9%1.1M52%
a43.8%540k48%
Famous games in this line127k master games
Carlsen, M. (2876) – Grischuk, A. (2781)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Ding, Liren · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Nepomniachtchi, Ian
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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
- B90
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
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