Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation

B60

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5

How it went

586 ours · 5,036 masters

White wins 44% Draws 17% Black wins 39%

Continuations

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Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation B62 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 473 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation B60 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 62

Master games

Dominguez Perez, L. — Durarbayli, Vasif 1-0 · 2023
Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Delgado Ramirez, Neuris 1-0 · 2007
Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Miroshnichenko, Evgenij 1-0 · 2004
Bacrot, Etienne — Hamdouchi, Hicham 1-0 · 2010
Nepomniachtchi, Ian — Polgár, Judit 1-0 · 2011

Games in Spain

Shirov,A (2662) — Hoffmann,Pau (2379) 1-0
Chigaev,M (2631) — Urbina Perez,J (2284) 1-0
Vesga Izeta,Markel (2302) — Durarbayli,Vasif (2611) 0-1
Montoliu Cervero,F (2393) — Durarbayli,V (2606) 0-1
Lopez Martinez,Josep (2493) — Vokhidov,Shamsiddin (2568) 0-1
Svane,Frederik (2566) — Urbina Perez,J (2274) 1-0
Ros Alonso,Jaume (2180) — Fier,A (2558) 0-1
Munoz Pantoja,M (2471) — Kogan,Ar (2524) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Bg5
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5
e4, c5, Nf3, d6, d4, cxd4, Nxd4, Nf6, Nc3, Nc6, Bg5