← All openings
B20 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit

13/13
1.e4c52.b4cxb43.a3d54.exd5Qxd55.Nf3e56.c4Qe67.Bd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit178 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
e434%6057%
Nc634%6057%
Nf620%3664%
Be75.6%1045%
f52.2%425%
bxa31.7%367%
Bd61.1%275%
h60.6%10%
f60.6%10%
Bc50.6%10%
Famous games in this line32 master games
Aigner, Michael (2512)Zubac, Marius (2519)20081–0Windhausen, Georg (2486)Mokrys, Christian-Peter (2515)2010½–½Shivananda, BS. (2375)Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2513)20120–1Aigner, Michael (2604)Lehnhoff, Heinz-Georg (2270)20091–0Westera, Bert (2446)Campant, Bernard (2428)20111–0Bobel, Philippe (2284)Jaulneau, Christophe (2553)2014½–½Meißen, Frank (2401)Schweer, Carsten (2415)2017½–½Shivananda, BS. (2382)Yagupov, Igor (2428)20130–1
Heroes of this opening Aigner, Michael · Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi · Westera, Bert · Yagupov, Igor
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.

Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B20
Line
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3
Gambit
Read the guide: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen VariationExplore all 388 Sicilian Defense lines
Study this opening elsewhere