B90 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Dekker Gambit
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Dekker Gambit11k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Bxg453%5.7k54%
e519%2.1k46%
e69%97248%
h68%86649%
Nxg42.8%30153%
b52.7%28752%
Nc62.1%22450%
g61.5%16348%
Qc70.5%5936%
Nbd70.3%3636%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Sivokho, Sergey (2467) – Malakhov, Igor (2288)Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2511) – Rietveld, Renze (2238)Mrithyunjay Mahadevan (2206) – Mullick, Raahil (2323)Juac, Majur (2082) – Griffith, Kyron W (2319)Heroes of this opening Sivokho, Sergey · Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag · Mullick, Raahil · Griffith, Kyron W
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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 6. g4
GambitSharp
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