B65 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5e67.Qd2Be78.O-O-OO-O9.f4Nxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack2.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Qd30%10%
h40%10%
Famous games in this line979 master games
Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Radjabov, T.. (2765)Topalov, Veselin (2801) – Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2693)Carlsen, Magnus (2775) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2708)Karpov, Anatoly (2780) – Kamsky, Gata (2695)Svidler, Peter (2690) – Anand, Viswanathan (2770)Shirov, Alexei (2690) – Anand, Viswanathan (2765)Shirov, Alexei (2740) – Kamsky, Gata (2695)Polgar, Judit (2658) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Keep exploring
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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
- B65
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4
Aggressive
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