B31 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5g64.O-OBg75.Re1e56.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation1.7k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%79944%
38%64948%
4.5%7741%
4%6840%
2.7%4749%
2.1%3632%
1.2%2028%
1%1741%
0.2%30%
0.1%250%
Famous games in this line203 master games
Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Bacrot, E. (2708) – Grischuk, A. (2761)Rapport, Richard (2676) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2665)Cornette, M. (2555) – Lagarde, Max (2626)Cuartas, Ja (2523) – Kryvoruchko, Y. (2650)Busemann, Stephan (2580) – Fleetwood, Daniel M. (2581)Horvath, Dominik (2542) – Fressinet, L. (2588)Stellwagen, Daniel (2533) – Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav (2560)Heroes of this opening Grischuk, A. · Granda Zuniga, Julio E · Fressinet, L. · Stellwagen, Daniel
- 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. Re1 e5 6. b4
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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