B63 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5e67.Qd2Qb6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation1.4k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nb338%51660%
O-O-O29%39351%
Bxf614%19254%
Nxc69.4%12852%
Ndb55.7%7753%
Bb51.8%2435%
Be31.5%2023%
Na40.1%20%
Bd30.1%10%
b30.1%10%
Famous games in this line686 master games
Svidler, Peter (2713) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2751)Oparin, G. (2681) – Rapport, R. (2763)Morozevich, Alexander (2741) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2700)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2551)Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Avrukh, Boris (2620)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2732) – Romanov, Evgeny (2624)Svidler, Peter (2695) – Xu, Jun (2646)Svidler, Peter (2735) – Korotylev, Alexey (2596)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Kasparov, Garry · Anand, Viswanathan
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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
- B63
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6
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