B36 - Sicilian: Maroczy Bind (General)

Variation: Sicilian: Maroczy Bind (General)

Initial Move: A powerful positional setup for White. By placing pawns on c4 and e4, White exerts a "bind" on the center, making it very difficult for Black to find counterplay. Learn this opening step by step

FIDE Women Candidates
2026.04.07
GM Muzychuk, Anna (2522)
GM Divya, Deshmukh (2500)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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UzChess Cup Challengers
2026.06.08
GM Atabayev, Saparmyrat (2479)
GM Vakhidov, Jakhongir (2511)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Saint Louis Rapid 2026
2026.08.02
GM Aronian, Levon (2724)
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (2728)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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KazChess Masters 2026
2026.07.07
IM Nurman, Alua (2435)
IM Smirnov, Mark (2436)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
2026.06.20
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (2634)
GM Mamedov, Rauf (2636)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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FIDE World Rapid Team
2026.06.17
IM Zhou, Yang-Fan (2390)
GM Mamedov, Rauf (2636)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
2026.04.16
IM Vagman, Roy (2370)
IM Babazada, Khazar (2499)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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42nd Andorra Open 2026 - 42 Open Internacional d'Escacs d'Andorra 2026
2026.07.26
IM Ayats Llobera, Gerard (2438)
IM Fiorito, Fabian (2331)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Oskemen Open 2026 | Masters - Round 5: Sivuk, Vitaly - Predke, Alexandr
2026.07.25
GM Sivuk, Vitaly (2511)
GM Predke, Alexandr (2616)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Oskemen Open 2026 | Masters - Round 3: Shuvalova, Polina - Sivuk, Vitaly
2026.07.23
IM Shuvalova, Polina (2492)
GM Sivuk, Vitaly (2511)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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