B31 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5g64.O-OBg75.c3Nf66.Qa4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack603 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
87%52741%
7.3%4433%
2.5%157%
1.7%1050%
0.5%333%
0.5%333%
0.2%10%
Famous games in this line189 master games
Morozevich, Alexander (2748) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Svidler, Peter (2723) – Gelfand, Boris (2695)Svidler, Peter (2735) – Lautier, Joel (2682)Movsesian, Sergei (2721) – Mamedov, Rauf (2660)Czarnota, Pawel (2541) – Wang, Hao (2718)Pranav, V. (2545) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2684)Kovalev, Andrei (2575) – McShane, Luke J (2629)Najer, E. (2670) – Baron, Ta (2532)Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Svidler, Peter · Movsesian, Sergei · Wang, Hao
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B31
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4
FianchettoAggressive
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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.
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