Sicilian Defense
Black's most popular reply to 1.e4, creating imbalance and fighting for the initiative from move one.
- Play as Black
- 900–2400 Elo
- Aggressive
- Counterattack
Sicilian Defense
Najdorf Variation
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Najdorf Variation
The Najdorf — one of the most powerful setups in chess. We've stopped any knight jump to b5 and prepared queenside expansion with ...b5. The e5 push chased White's knight back. Next: castle and start pushing on the queenside.
Dragon Variation
The Dragon — our bishop on g7 is a powerful piece that controls the long diagonal. This is our most important piece in the whole game. Next: castle kingside and start preparing counterplay on the queenside with ...a5 or ...b5.
Kan Variation
The Kan Variation — a flexible, solid setup. We've stopped White's knight from jumping to b5, developed smoothly, and the queen on c7 controls the c-file. Next: castle and start expanding with ...b5 on the queenside.