Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation

B57

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6

How it went

76 ours · 1,055 masters

White wins 42% Draws 11% Black wins 47%

Continuations

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

Master games

Kasparov, Garry — Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 · 1994
Kasparov, Garry — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 1995
Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 1998
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir — Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 · 1998
Kasparov, Garry — Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 · 1992

Games in Spain

Vallejo Pons,F (2667) — Stribuk,Artiom (2396) 1-0
Santos Ruiz,Miguel (2587) — Mamedov,Rau (2646) 1-0
Attlan,Paul — Pichot,A (2630) 0-1
Abdurakhmonov,Mukhammadali (2249) — Pichot,A (2624) 1-0
Vocaturo,D (2603) — Lopez Mijail,Nicolas (2236) 0-1
Santos Ruiz,Miguel (2597) — Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo (2598) 1-0
Santos Ruiz,Miguel (2591) — Crevatin,Leo (2308) 1-0
Ayats Llobera,Gerard (2423) — Albornoz Cabrera,Carlos Daniel (2566) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 d6 6 Bc4 Qb6
e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 d6 Bc4 Qb6
e4, c5, Nf3, Nc6, d4, cxd4, Nxd4, Nf6, Nc3, d6, Bc4, Qb6