B90 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack2.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
e548%1.3M51%
e626%725k50%
b55.7%159k49%
g64.7%132k45%
Nc64.4%122k45%
Nbd71.8%50k48%
Qc71.6%46k48%
Bd70.6%16k44%
Bg40.2%6.5k37%
Famous games in this line43k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Carlsen, M. (2861) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Carlsen, M. (2861) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Carlsen, M. (2853) – So, W. (2779)So, W. (2770) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Kasparov, Garry (2851)Topalov, V. (2761) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Vachier Lagrave, M.
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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. Be3
SharpAggressive
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