B87 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Bc4e67.Bb3b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation124k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
O-O27%34k51%
a320%24k49%
f317%21k54%
Bg514%17k49%
Be37.5%9.2k53%
f45.4%6.7k54%
Qe22.9%3.6k50%
Qf32.8%3.5k50%
g41.3%1.6k54%
a41.1%1.3k42%
Famous games in this line2.7k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2753) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Morozevich, Alexander (2749) – Kasparov, Garry (2827)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2751) – Topalov, Veselin (2780)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2772) – Gelfand, Boris (2733)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758) – Wojtaszek, R. (2744)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781) – Gelfand, Boris (2720)Kasparov, Garry (2805) – Gelfand, Boris (2690)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2775) – Le Quang, Liem (2714)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Carlsen, Magnus · Gelfand, Boris · Vachier Lagrave, M.
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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
- B87
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5
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