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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)20000–1Svidler, Peter (2723) – Gelfand, Boris (2695)2003½–½Svidler, Peter (2735) – Lautier, Joel (2682)20041–0Movsesian, Sergei (2721) – Mamedov, Rauf (2660)20101–0Czarnota, Pawel (2541) – Wang, Hao (2718)20110–1Pranav, V. (2545) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2684)20221–0Kovalev, Andrei (2575) – McShane, Luke J (2629)2004½–½Najer, E. (2670) – Baron, Ta (2532)20181–0
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 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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