B92 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation1.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
e550%901k51%
g65.9%105k47%
b55.7%101k50%
Nc64.5%81k45%
Nbd71.8%32k50%
Qc71.6%28k50%
Bd70.6%10k45%
h60.2%3.6k44%
h50.1%1.4k46%
Famous games in this line16k master games
Carlsen, M. (2838) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2803)Carlsen, M. (2847) – Aronian, L. (2782)Carlsen, M. (2832) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)Carlsen, M. (2832) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)Carlsen, M. (2853) – Grischuk, A. (2771)Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Kasparov, Garry (2851)Carlsen, M. (2834) – Giri, A. (2784)Kramnik, Vladimir (2753) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Grischuk, A. · Kasparov, Garry
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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen VariationB84 6…e6 7.O-O Nbd7Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern LineB92 6…e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional LineB92 6…e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O
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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
- B92
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2
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