B20 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad Variation
9/9
1.e4c52.b4cxb43.a3d54.exd5Qxd55.Bb2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad Variation4.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%1.6k55%
22%90851%
18%74952%
12%50649%
5%20752%
1.4%5948%
1.3%5254%
0.4%1644%
0.1%642%
0.1%333%
Famous games in this line34 master games
Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2395) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2557)Grekh, Andrey (2370) – Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V (2529)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2405) – Zezulkin, Jurij (2465)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2395) – Salinnikov, Denis Y (2403)Gulko, Boris F (2585) – Pohla, Harry (2200)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2395) – Spulber, Cicerone (2375)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2315) – Milu, Romeo Sorin (2440)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2415) – Kravets, Ivan (2330)Heroes of this opening Zajarnyi, Anatolyi · Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V · Zezulkin, Jurij · Gulko, Boris F
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B20
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Bb2
Gambit
★ Read the guide: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen VariationExplore all 388 Sicilian Defense lines →Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
From the archives
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.
Study this opening