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
53%5.7k54%
19%2.1k46%
9%97248%
8%86649%
2.8%30153%
2.7%28752%
2.1%22450%
1.5%16348%
0.5%5936%
0.3%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
- 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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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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