B40 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Bb4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation837k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Bd340%338k51%
f314%117k45%
Bg512%97k37%
Bd28%67k43%
Nb53.4%29k52%
Qd33.3%28k49%
Be31.6%13k39%
a31.3%11k45%
Qf31.1%9.4k49%
Famous games in this line521 master games
Leko, P. (2730) – Aronian, L. (2803)Gukesh, D. (2720) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2727)Bologan, V. (2600) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2801)Short, N. (2594) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2778)Svane, Frederik (2617) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2748)Hovhannisyan, R. (2611) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2727)Almasi, Zoltan (2668) – Fedorov, Alexei (2646)Ragger, M. (2687) – Jobava, Ba (2627)Heroes of this opening Erigaisi, Arjun · Aronian, L. · Almasi, Zoltan · Jobava, Ba
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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
- B40
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4
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