Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line

B29

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6

How it went

46 ours · 97 masters

White wins 41% Draws 22% Black wins 37%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Karjakin, Sergey — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 · 2018
Anand, Viswanathan — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 · 2018
So, Wesley — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 · 2018
Giri, A... — Kovalev, Vl 0-1 · 2018
Yu, Yangyi — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 · 2019

Games in Spain

Shirov,A (2662) — Le Tuan Minh (2514) 0-1
Pichot,A (2630) — Le Tuan Minh (2501) 1-0
Pichot,A (2630) — Tica,Sven (2402) 1/2-1/2
Garcia Ramos,Daniel (2432) — Naroditsky,D (2619) 0-1
Lodici,Lorenzo (2575) — Llobel Cortell,E (2370) 0-1
Fus,Jakub (2411) — Ibarra Jerez,JC (2570) 1/2-1/2
Vokhidov,Shamsiddin (2534) — Ibarra Jerez,JC (2570) 0-1
Della Morte,G (2322) — Ibarra Jerez,JC (2559) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 Nc3 e6 5 Nxd5 exd5 6 d4 Nc6
e4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 e5 Nd5 Nc3 e6 Nxd5 exd5 d4 Nc6
e4, c5, Nf3, Nf6, e5, Nd5, Nc3, e6, Nxd5, exd5, d4, Nc6