B20 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation
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1.e4c52.b4cxb43.a3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation1.3M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
15%184k48%
9.2%117k55%
7.3%92k53%
6.4%81k47%
2.2%28k50%
1.9%24k51%
1.1%14k48%
0.9%12k52%
0.4%4.9k52%
Famous games in this line478 master games
Savchenko, B. (2581) – Dubov, Daniil (2699)Hug, Werner (2453) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)Pranav, V. (2609) – Daneshvar, Bardiya (2598)Lagno, Kateryna (2515) – Sadhwani, Raunak (2672)Bauer, Christian (2592) – Abergel, Thal (2509)Forster, Richard (2449) – Bauer, Christian (2624)Windhausen, Georg (2486) – Oliveira, João Carlos de (2576)WindPower (2502) – Ibermax (2560)Heroes of this opening Bauer, Christian · Dubov, Daniil · Anand, Viswanathan · Daneshvar, Bardiya
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B20
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3
Gambit
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Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Carlsbad VariationB20 3…bxa3Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad VariationB20 3…d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Bb2Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu GambitB20 3…d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.c4 …Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Romanian DefenseB20 3…d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 …
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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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