Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Open
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Open38.6M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
0.9%361k40%
0.4%143k44%
0.4%136k42%
0.3%100k39%
0.2%75k37%
0.2%60k33%
0.2%59k38%
0.1%43k38%
Famous games in this line78k master games
Caruana, F. (2801) – Carlsen, M. (2877)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2832) – Carlsen, M. (2835)Caruana, F. (2819) – Carlsen, M. (2845)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779) – Carlsen, M. (2875)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2872)- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B32
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
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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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