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Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack

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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3e56.Bb5+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack37k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%28k35%
23%8.4k40%
1.8%64723%
0.2%7927%
0.1%203%
0%714%
Famous games in this line290 master games
Caruana, F. (2803)Nakamura, Hi (2789)2024½–½Anton Guijarro, D.. (2679)Harikrishna, P.. (2732)2021½–½Inarkiev, Ernesto (2667)Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703)2010½–½Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2771)Aditya, Mittal (2547)2025½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2771)Gokerkan, Cem Kaan (2523)20231–0Puranik, A. (2632)Aditya, Mittal (2595)2024½–½Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis (2580)Donchenko, Alexa (2627)2025½–½Niemann, Hans Moke (2706)Gokerkan, Cem Kaan (2489)2023½–½
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B56
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bb5+
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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