B56 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Nde2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation4.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
g645%1.8k52%
e619%78950%
e516%64752%
a68.5%35048%
Bg44.8%19748%
Bd72.6%10650%
Qa51.4%5653%
h60.6%2625%
Qb60.5%2133%
Be60.3%1155%
Famous games in this line40 master games
Wei Yi (2736) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2601)Wei Yi (2736) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2601)Tomczak, Jacek (2605) – Li, Chao B (2683)Wei Yi (2736) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2536)Wei Yi (2736) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2536)Malakhov, Vladimir (2540) – Svidler, Peter (2640)Llaneza Vega, Marcos (2438) – Czarnota, Pawel (2575)Kagan, Shimon (2405) – Geller, Efim P (2585)Heroes of this opening Wei Yi · Praggnanandhaa, R. · Malakhov, Vladimir · Czarnota, Pawel
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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
- B56
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2
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