B20 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Abrahams Variation
5/5
1.e4c52.b4cxb43.Bb2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Abrahams Variation118k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%44k48%
21%25k51%
18%22k52%
11%13k52%
5.2%6.1k53%
2.9%3.5k47%
1.4%1.7k44%
1.2%1.5k50%
0.5%54547%
0.3%36950%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Jakubiec, Artur (2565) – Filipenko, Alexander V (2388)Rogers, Ian (2545) – Douven, Rudy C (2405)Rogers, Ian (2545) – Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter (2390)Gumularz, Szymon (2267) – Miton, K. (2614)Euler, Gerd (2417) – Gauglitz, Gernot (2413)Jakubiec, Artur (2410) – Oral, Tomas (2405)Douven, Rudy C (2405) – Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter (2390)Euler, Gerd (2386) – Taimanov, Mark E (2407)Heroes of this opening Jakubiec, Artur · Rogers, Ian · Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter · Euler, Gerd
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B20
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2
Gambit
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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.
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