Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation
5/5
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation244k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%151k52%
18%44k49%
9.1%22k53%
2.9%7.0k47%
1.5%3.5k52%
1.3%3.1k47%
1.2%3.0k50%
1.2%2.8k51%
1%2.5k45%
0.6%1.5k45%
Famous games in this line94 master games
Carlsen, M. (2875) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779)Duda, J. (2732) – Vasquez Schroeder, R. (2457)Antipov, M2. (2597) – Xu, Yi (2507)Vokac, Marek (2505) – Stocek, Jiri (2545)Basanta, Gary (2321) – Epishin, Vladimir (2667)Drazic, Sinisa (2474) – Fontaine, Robert (2484)Kochetkov, German (2465) – Nedobora, Mikhail (2480)Raetsky, Alexander (2393) – Petrosian, Tigran L (2539)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Duda, J. · Epishin, Vladimir · Petrosian, Tigran L
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B50
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4
Gambit
★ Read the guide: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen VariationExplore all 388 Sicilian Defense lines →Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
From the archives
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.
Study this opening