B89 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Bc4e67.Be3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line90k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Be768%62k48%
a619%17k49%
Bd74.2%3.8k47%
d51.8%1.6k42%
g61.4%1.2k42%
Nxd41.1%1.0k40%
Qc71%87747%
Ne51%87045%
e50.9%79849%
Nxe40.7%64837%
Famous games in this line3.5k master games
Topalov, Veselin (2740) – Kasparov, Garry (2825)Giri, A.. (2764) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784)Aronian, L. (2764) – Grischuk, A. (2766)Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2767) – Rapport, R. (2714)Aronian, Levon (2752) – Gelfand, Boris (2723)Anand, Viswanathan (2765) – Salov, Valery (2665)Svidler, Peter (2723) – Dreev, Alexey (2688)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2718) – Saric, Iv (2690)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Giri, A.. · Aronian, L. · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
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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
- B89
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
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