Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Dorfman Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. e5
The Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Dorfman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B51, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. e5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6… dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Qxe5 Bxb5 9. Qxh8)
- ECO
- B51
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. e5
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Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+
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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.