B92 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be2e57.Nb3Be78.O-OO-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line73k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Be332%24k48%
f425%18k48%
Kh115%11k49%
Bg59.1%6.6k44%
a45.5%4.0k49%
h34.8%3.5k44%
f32.5%1.8k46%
Re11.5%1.1k47%
Qd31.2%87056%
Bf31.2%85846%
Famous games in this line5.9k master games
Caruana, F. (2819) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2775)Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Topalov, Veselin (2793)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2744) – Anand, Viswanathan (2810)Ivanchuk, V. (2747) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2804)Alekseenko, K. (2674) – Carlsen, M. (2876)Carlsen, Magnus (2814) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2733)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2773) – Giri, A. (2772)Adams, Michael (2734) – Anand, Viswanathan (2811)Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, Ian · Caruana, F. · Nakamura, Hikaru · Anand, Viswanathan
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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 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O
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