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Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (B35)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6 5 Nc3 Bg7 6 Be3 Nf6
7 Bc4

Number of games in database: 581
Years covered: 1885 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 39.6%
   Black wins 31.0%
   Draws 29.4%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Jacek Bednarski  6 games
Zoltan Ribli  5 games
Nikola Mitkov  5 games
Andrew Soltis  9 games
Fritz Baumbach  7 games
Laszlo Szabo  7 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Spassky vs Geller, 1965
Stein vs J Pelikan, 1966
Stein vs Kupreichik, 1969
Ivkov vs B Larsen, 1964
E Schultz vs Alekhine, 1914
Andersson vs Ribli, 1970
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 page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 581  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W Pollock vs Bird  0-15318851st BCA Congress, LondonB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
2. F Walker vs A Fox  1-0331901Casual gameB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
3. W H Jonas vs W J Miles 1-0311901New South Wales ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
4. J Mortimer vs von Popiel 0-1311902Monte CarloB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
5. H Bogdanor vs A J Spencer  1-0371914BCF-ch Major OpenB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
6. E Schultz vs Alekhine 0-1331914Simul, 24bB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
7. S Mlotkowski vs E Gruer  1-0581917Off-hand GameB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
8. W Wallace vs C Coulson  ½-½29193155th Oxford - Cambridge Varsity mB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
9. A J Fink vs R Carlyle  1-033195253rd US OpenB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
10. S Rootare vs P Todorova  1-0381959Candidates Tournament (Women)B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
11. P Morrell vs R Ault  0-117195960th US OpenB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
12. A Khasin vs H Luik  1-0211960URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
13. A Kofman vs Gufeld  1-0341960Avangard ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
14. Suetin vs Kholmov  ½-½501960URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
15. John W Jaffray vs R Ault  0-134196061st US OpenB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
16. J Sherwin vs A Bisguier  ½-½51196061st US OpenB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
17. J Marsalek vs M Ujtelky  ½-½171961Czechoslovak ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
18. S Handsuren vs L Lane  0-1401961Candidates Tournament (Women)B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
19. L Strugach vs A Roizman  0-1301962Belarusian ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
20. Zborovsky vs A Roizman  ½-½351962Belarusian ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
21. V Sergievsky vs P Kondratiev  1-0411962URS-ch sf Spartak-chB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
22. Y Kotkov vs Y Estrin  ½-½181962URS-ch sf Spartak-chB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
23. A Bannik vs A Roizman  ½-½2519628th Soviet Team ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
24. B Lebedev vs Shamkovich  1-0411963URS SpartakiadB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
25. Boleslavsky vs B Shashin  0-1381963Burevestnik CC-chB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-13-03  Benjamin Lau: <Sicilian Experts>

I've been taught that in the Sicilian, white should not play Nxc6 because is strenghtens black's center. But one thing though- does Nxc6 bxc6 close up the c-file? Isn't that bad for black in a way?

Aug-13-03  xu fei: <Benjamin Lau> Nxc6 bxc6 in the sicilian often strengthens the center, but it also allows a Maroczy bind of sorts with Na4, c4, and Nc3, cramping up the black center. this is why some prefer to recapture with Bxc6 when possible. On the topic of the c-file, i don't see why the b-file wouldn't be as good as the c-file. An open file is an open file, after all.
Aug-13-03  Benjamin Lau: <Xu Fei>

I guess you're right, but I still like my c-files more... :)

Mar-06-04  731: The c-file and the f-file are the optimal open files in my opinion. Mostly because a short castle places the rook directly in the f-file and because a rook on the c-file is often exerting extra pressure on c3 backed up with the kings bishop from g7, a piece exchange at c4 is good too, getting the rook into play. I don't like Nxc6 or Bxc6 very much so this is why I play the hyperaccelerated dragon (e4-c5, Nf3-g6) instead of the usual accelerated.
Mar-06-04  BiLL RobeRTiE: Exchanging your light-squared bishop for a knight on c6 is a major positional error in the Open Sicilian (generally). Nxc6, although also somewhat dubious positionally, does allow the follow-up e5 (in the Accelerated), forcing ...Ng8 in response. For example: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nxc6!? bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8. Bc4 (idea Qf3, forcing a weakening of the Black kingside). This particular idea has scored very well in practice. Another Sicilian that the Nxc6-e5 idea comes up in is the Four Knights variation. Of course 6. Nxc6 in response to the Sveshnikov is ridiculous because the e5 advance is not possible.
Mar-06-04  Benjamin Lau: Robertie, 731, nice analysis. I asked the question a very long time ago and since have come up with my own solution- to simply not play the knight to c6 until it is possible to recapture with a bishop on d7 or a queen on c7. The problem rarely shows up now however since I don't play lines with the Sicilian in which the knight is placed on c6; now I played the Kan in which ...Nbd7 is almost always preferable.
Jul-14-04  rochade18: <Exchanging your light-squared bishop for a knight on c6 is a major positional error in the Open Sicilian (generally)> BiLL RobeRTie, do you want to say that the Rossolimo with 4.Bxc6 is bad for white?
Aug-16-04  tomh72000: Is the Rossolimo an <open> Sicilian? I would say no, but perhaps I am wrong...
Jun-20-05  vampiero: what are the moves of the Rossolimo
Jun-20-05
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Jun-20-05  vampiero: oh i know this one, but for me it just usually transforms into the canal-sokolovsky attack with the Nc6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Be7 moves that tend to follow in my games
Jun-20-05  pyryk: Actually 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ is, I think, known as the Moscow variation. In the Rossolimo Black plays 2...Nc6 instead of 2...d6.
Jun-20-05  vampiero: i understand that d5 is still the main breaking point in the accelarated. but in this variation, how can d5 be a breaking point to? perhaps a pawn sacrifice to open up the b-file?? for example after Bc4 b4 Bxb4 a3 Bc4 Rb8 followed by Qb6
Jun-20-05  aw1988: What is this "Accelerated Fianchetto with Bc4" nonsense? Isn't this just a Dragon?
Jun-20-05  refutor: <aw1988> hasn't moved the d-pawn yet
Jun-20-05  aw1988: Does it make a big difference? Well, I was only asking for the technical term. Thank you.
Jun-20-05  refutor: it does make a big difference, because black is attempting to hold back on pushing the d-pawn, and attempting to play it to "d5" in one move instead of two...that is one of the main ideas in the "accelerated" dragon. if black eventually plays ...d6 it transposes into the dragon, usually :)
Dec-04-11  refutor: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

i'm not a master theoretician <anymore :)> but why can't black just play an accelerated dragon while avoiding the maroczy bind...assuming you don't like to face the maroczy bind

Aug-09-12  fisayo123: <refutor> Its white who binds here.
Aug-09-12  Marmot PFL: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

<i'm not a master theoretician <anymore :)> but why can't black just play an accelerated dragon while avoiding the maroczy bind...assuming you don't like to face the maroczy bind>

That's playable but unpleasant for black after either 6 Nxc6 bc 7 e5 Ng8 8 Bc4 or 6 Nxc6 dc 7 Qxd8+ Kxe8 8 Bc4, both with initiative for white.

Aug-09-12  fisayo123: <marmot PFL> This is why black must mix up his move order by playing <4..g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Ng8 9.f4 Nh6! 10.Qd2 0-0 11.0-0-0 d6!>, (with black gaining the initiative with a pseudo-pawn "sac" where white is forced to capture; black wins thew pawn back eventually and stands much better in the end-game.

My main point is that its white who plays the maroczy bind with 5.c4. So in essence black can't <<<avoid>>> the Marcozy in the mainlines of the accelerated dragon :)

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