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

Prague Int Open 2025
2025.03.07
IM Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe (2362)
IM Zhao, Yuanhe (2439)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Blitz Open 2
2023.12.30
GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2697)
GM Adhiban, B. (2574)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
2024.12.22
GM Moussard, Jules (2602)
GM Vetokhin, Savva (2555)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
2024.12.21
GM Siddharth, Jagadeesh (2497)
IM Dudognon, Thibault (2323)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Round 18: Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio - Garriga Cazorla, Pere
2025.05.23
GM Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio (2473)
GM Garriga Cazorla, Pere (2475)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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WSTCC
2025.02.25
GM Shabalov, Alexander (2421)
GM Conquest, Stuart C (2506)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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World Senior Chess Championship 2024
2024.11.26
IM Lacasa Diaz, Josep Anton (2335)
IM Mantovani, Renzo (2205)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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Round 7: Lohia, Sohum - Willow, Jonah B
2025.08.17
IM Lohia, Sohum (2378)
IM Willow, Jonah B (2426)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Uzchess Cup 2024
2024.06.14
GM Romanov, Evgeny (2560)
GM Vakhidov, Jakhongir (2527)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B36
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Round 13: Saric, Ivan - Petkov, Momchil
2025.08.14
GM Saric, Ivan (2623)
GM Petkov, Momchil (2544)
Result 1-0
Opening B36
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