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
47%262k55%
37%204k54%
2.3%13k54%
1%5.3k45%
0.8%4.4k52%
0.7%4.1k43%
0.7%3.8k51%
0.6%3.4k44%
0.3%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.
- 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
Aggressive
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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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