B21 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense
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1.e4c52.d4cxd43.c3dxc34.Nxc3Nc65.Nf3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense521k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%466k56%
2.3%12k51%
2%11k51%
1.3%7.0k53%
1.1%5.8k49%
1%5.3k47%
0.9%4.8k55%
0.5%2.7k54%
0.4%2.2k49%
0.2%1.1k47%
Famous games in this line32 master games
Carlsen, M. (2839) – Nakamura, Hi (2816)Gilevych, Artem (2407) – Vallejo Pons, F. (2705)Cabrilo, Goran (2476) – Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2539)Tompa, Janos (2415) – Ribli, Zoltan (2575)Topalovic, Zlatko (2355) – Cebalo, Miso (2570)Zelic, Mladen (2330) – Cebalo, Miso (2570)Daus, Peter (2406) – Simon, Ralf-Axel (2443)Ivanov, Igor Y (2405) – Gusev, Aleksey (2394)Heroes of this opening Vallejo Pons, F. · Kovacevic, Aleksandar · Ribli, Zoltan · Cebalo, Miso
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B21
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6
GambitFianchetto
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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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