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 World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.27
GM Can, Isik (2565)
GM Sindarov, Javokhir (2777)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Giri, Anish (2764)
GM Antipov, Mikhail Al. (2624)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Xiong, Jeffery (2656)
GM Jacobson, Brandon (2604)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2024 Open
2024.06.12
GM Quizon, Daniel (2432)
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek (2513)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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FIDE World Cup 2025
2025.11.06
GM Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2650)
GM Lagarde, Maxime (2615)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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FIDE World Cup 2025
2025.11.03
GM Ghosh, Diptayan (2573)
GM Peng, Xiongjian (2519)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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Round 3: Hagner, Bennet - Chatalbashev, Boris
2025.10.14
IM Hagner, Bennet (2445)
GM Chatalbashev, Boris (2520)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Round 9: Injac, Teodora - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina
IM Injac, Teodora (2430)
IM Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina (2384)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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Round 7: Vuckovic, Zarko - Mamedov, Rauf
Vuckovic, Zarko (2409)
GM Mamedov, Rauf (2636)
Result 0-1
Opening B36
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Round 9: Saric, Ivan - Can, Emre
GM Saric, Ivan (2624)
GM Can, Emre (2526)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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