Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Nde2
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Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation4.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%1.8k52%
19%78950%
16%64752%
8.5%35048%
4.8%19748%
2.6%10650%
1.4%5653%
0.6%2625%
0.5%2133%
0.3%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
- 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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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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