B86 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack556k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
a647%262k55%
Be737%204k54%
Nc69.3%52k53%
Qc72.3%13k54%
g61%5.3k45%
Nbd70.8%4.4k52%
d50.7%4.1k43%
Bd70.7%3.8k51%
e50.6%3.4k44%
Nxe40.3%1.4k30%
Famous games in this line1.0k master games
Kasimdzhanov, R. (2704) – Svidler, P. (2727)Nakamura, Hikaru (2648) – Van Wely, Loek (2679)Illescas Cordoba, Miguel (2635) – Andersson, Ulf (2655)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2620) – Sokolov, Andrei (2645)Timman, Jan H (2660) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600)Kaidanov, Gregory S (2645) – Ehlvest, Jaan (2610)Khusnutdinov, R. (2458) – Aronian, L. (2785)Huebner, Robert (2590) – Petrosian, Tigran V (2640)Heroes of this opening Van Wely, Loek · Andersson, Ulf · Timman, Jan H · Aronian, L.
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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
- B86
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4
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