B54 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation651k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%291k45%
22%143k47%
16%105k49%
9.5%62k47%
5.6%37k45%
0.5%3.6k51%
0.4%2.4k45%
0.4%2.4k42%
0.3%1.9k44%
0.2%1.4k48%
Famous games in this line3.3k master games
Caruana, F. (2807) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2819)Carlsen, M. (2853) – Karjakin, Sergey (2772)Caruana, F. (2823) – Topalov, V. (2760)Carlsen, M. (2840) – Grischuk, A. (2737)Nakamura, Hi (2810) – Firouzja, Alireza (2762)Karjakin, Sergey (2752) – Ding Liren (2791)Topalov, V. (2760) – Nakamura, Hi (2779)Grischuk, A. (2780) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2754)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Caruana, F. · Nakamura, Hi
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B54
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3
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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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