Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack
1. e4 c5 2. g3
The Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. g3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,178 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.09 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bg2)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,115 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,423 | |
| 2000+ | 1,640 | |
| All | 6,178 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 2,767 (45%) | |
| 2… d6 | 1,124 (18%) | |
| 2… e6 | 911 (15%) | |
| 2… g6 | 450 (7%) | |
| 2… d5 | 421 (7%) | |
| 2… e5 | 187 (3%) | |
| 2… a6 | 99 (2%) | |
| 2… b6 | 83 (1%) |
Master games
2,133 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 17%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- Berserk 20250622 (3667) – Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c (3796) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-11
- Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c (3796) – Berserk 20250622 (3667) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-09
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2701) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) 1-0 · Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2023-04-03
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2704) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 1/2-1/2 · Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021 · 2021-09-05
- GM Jorden Van Foreest (2728) – GM Anish Giri (2764) 0-1 · GCT Super Rapid Croatia · 2026-07-01
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- chessgrandfather1975 (2660) – Pblu35 (2664) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- chessgrandfather1975 (2667) – RonaldoGoat_CR7 (2648) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- chessgrandfather1975 (2600) – GM Stoichess (2712) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) 1. e4 c5
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- 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
- Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation 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.