Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4
The Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B90, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,134 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 6… e6 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.03 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 6… e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. Be3)
- ECO
- B90
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 258 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,123 | |
| 2000+ | 1,753 | |
| All | 4,134 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… e6 | 2,945 (71%) | |
| 6… e5 | 378 (9%) | |
| 6… b5 | 335 (8%) | |
| 6… Qc7 | 152 (4%) | |
| 6… g6 | 143 (3%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 105 (3%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 39 (1%) | |
| 6… Bd7 | 11 (0%) |
Master games
5,062 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 16%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Levon Aronian (2782) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 0-1 · San Fermin Masters Final · 2021-07-11
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 0-1 · Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020-07-29
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2770) 1-0 · CrunchLab Masters Div 1 W · 2024-07-19
- GM Levon Aronian (2781) – GM Liren Ding (2791) 1-0 · Opera Euro Rapid Prelim · 2021-02-06
- GM Levon Aronian (2781) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2784) 0-1 · Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · 2021-02-10
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- tsnylsw (2743) – LuckyStar2011 (2821) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Lmkt (2676) – chessgrandfather1975 (2660) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- newaccs (2720) – Andrew_Hwang31 (2596) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (5. Nc3 a6) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation B87 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5
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.