Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Bc4e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation420k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%130k48%
17%72k45%
13%54k43%
12%48k54%
3.1%13k51%
3.1%13k43%
1.3%5.4k44%
1.2%5.0k47%
1%4.2k46%
Famous games in this line4.2k master games
Giri, A.. (2764) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784)Aronian, L. (2764) – Grischuk, A. (2766)Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2767) – Rapport, R. (2714)Fischer, Robert James (2785) – Spassky, Boris V (2660)Fischer, Robert James (2760) – Larsen, Bent (2660)Fischer, Robert James (2760) – Larsen, Bent (2660)Svidler, Peter (2723) – Dreev, Alexey (2688)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2720) – Anand, Viswanathan (2690)Heroes of this opening Fischer, Robert James · Giri, A.. · Aronian, L. · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B88
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6
Aggressive
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line7.Be3 · 1 deeper lineSicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Fischer Variation7.Bb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.f4
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From the archives
No reply to 1.e4 is played more. Fischer made the Najdorf his main weapon, and Kasparov's Sicilians are pillars of chess history — the Scheveningen against Karpov, the Dragon he unveiled against Anand in 1995. When you play 1...c5 you refuse symmetry, the same refusal that carried two world champions.
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