Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit
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1.e4c52.b4
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Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit3.6M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%2.2M49%
12%416k45%
11%383k49%
5.3%193k50%
4.7%172k49%
3.9%141k51%
1.3%45k52%
0.9%34k41%
0.7%24k45%
0.3%12k46%
Famous games in this line688 master games
Gareev, T. (2604) – Kamsky, G. (2683)Savchenko, B. (2581) – Dubov, Daniil (2699)Hug, Werner (2453) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)Pranav, V. (2609) – Daneshvar, Bardiya (2598)Gareev, T. (2584) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2620)Lagno, Kateryna (2515) – Sadhwani, Raunak (2672)Gareev, T. (2606) – Vorontsov, P. (2539)Miralles, Gilles (2473) – Gharamian, Tigran (2663)Heroes of this opening Dubov, Daniil · Anand, Viswanathan · Daneshvar, Bardiya · Alekseev, Evgeny
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B20
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. b4
Gambit
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Abrahams Variation2…cxb4 3.Bb2Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation2…cxb4 3.a3 · 4 deeper linesSicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Santasiere Variation2…cxb4 3.c4Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Carlsbad Variation2…cxb4 3.a3 bxa3
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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.
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