Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5
The Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B30, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 100% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nf1 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qd1 Nf6)
- ECO
- B30
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nf1 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
59 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 30%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Anton Smirnov (2597) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2676) 0-1 · RBI Open Qualifier 1 2020 · 2020-12-01
- GM Kacper Piorun (2519) – GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2651) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Jun 2026 · 2026-06-23
- GM Hans-Dieter Wunderlich (2596) – SIM Andreas Brugger (2526) 1/2-1/2 · 30th World Ch Corr. Final · 2017-06-20
- GM Etienne Bacrot (2695) – IM Simon T Ansell (2349) 1-0 · PRO League Central 2017 · 2017-01-11
- GM S.P. Sethuraman (2619) – IM Srijit Paul (2419) 1/2-1/2 · 58th ch-IND 2022 · 2022-02-26
Highest-rated Lichess games
- RicardoSchutt (2282) – VirginaKnight (2290) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.