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Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5Bd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation43k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Qd235%15k53%
Bxf616%6.6k52%
f413%5.3k48%
Bc411%4.5k48%
Be28.8%3.7k50%
Bb55.2%2.2k47%
f34%1.7k51%
Nxc63.1%1.3k46%
Nb31.6%68657%
Qd30.8%33856%
Famous games in this line3.0k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2779)Morozevich, Alexander (2770)2012½–½Dominguez Perez, L. (2754)Rapport, R. (2764)2022½–½Dominguez Perez, L. (2763)Yu Yangyi (2752)20190–1Ding Liren (2777)Bu Xiangzhi (2719)20161–0Tari, Aryan (2633)Carlsen, Magnus (2863)20200–1Gukesh, D. (2744)Rapport, R. (2752)2023½–½Wei Yi (2748)Aronian, L. (2742)20251–0Shankland, S. (2720)Rapport, R. (2764)20220–1
Heroes of this opening Yu Yangyi · Ding Liren · Carlsen, Magnus · Wei Yi
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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.

Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B60
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7
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