B89 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bc4e67.Be3Be78.Bb3O-O9.O-ONa510.f4b6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation47 games · White to move
Only 47 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
f543%2065%
e528%1335%
Qf311%530%
Qd24.3%225%
Kh14.3%2100%
Qe12.1%1100%
Qe22.1%10%
g42.1%10%
a32.1%10%
Ba42.1%10%
Famous games in this line25 master games
Kotsur, Pavel (2499) – Sherbakov, Ruslan (2559)Kotsur, Pavel (2499) – Sherbakov, Ruslan (2559)Renet, Olivier (2520) – Relange, Eloi (2455)Kindermann, Stefan (2495) – Gurevich, Dmitry (2475)Klimov, Sergey (2416) – Sherbakov, Ruslan (2541)Sale, Srdjan (2405) – Dizdarevic, Emir (2540)Sulypa, Alexandre (2360) – Sherbakov, Ruslan (2570)Onoprienko, Vladimir (2370) – Sherbakov, Ruslan (2555)Heroes of this opening Sherbakov, Ruslan · Kotsur, Pavel · Relange, Eloi · Kindermann, Stefan
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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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6
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