B40 - Sicilian: Paulsen Variation

Variation: Sicilian: Paulsen Variation

Initial Move: Black prepares for a quick d5 or transposing into the Paulsen/Kan variations. It is a very flexible move that avoids many early White sidelines. Learn this opening step by step

European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 - EICC 2026
2026.04.08
IM Narva, Mai (2426)
GM Korobov, Anton (2608)
Result 0-1
Opening B40
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Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A - Grenke Chess Festival 2026 Open
2026.04.04
FM Stelmaszyk, Nico (2359)
GM Karthik Venkataraman (2566)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B40
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The Atlantic City Open - Round 8: Samant Aditya S - Bharath Subramaniyam H
2026.04.05
GM Samant Aditya S (2516)
GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (2591)
Result 0-1
Opening B40
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2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 - 2026 Chesscom Open Play In 4
2026.03.25
GM Aronian, Levon (2724)
GM Antipov, Mikhail Al. (2624)
Result 1-0
Opening B40
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2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 - 2026 Chesscom Open Play In 4
2026.03.25
GM Hong, Andrew (2592)
IM Materia, Marco (2499)
Result 0-1
Opening B40
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2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 - 2026 Chesscom Open Play In 4
2026.03.25
GM Sokolovsky, Yahli (2567)
GM Matlakov, Maxim (2599)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B40
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2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 - 2026 Chesscom Open Play In 4
2026.03.25
GM Sokolovsky, Yahli (2567)
IM Materia, Marco (2499)
Result 1-0
Opening B40
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Reykjavik Open 2026
2026.03.28
GM Maurizzi, MarcAndria (2615)
IM Lavrencic, Matic (2495)
Result 1-0
Opening B40
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Reykjavik Open 2026
2026.03.27
GM Sanal, Vahap (2555)
IM Griffith, Kyron (2396)
Result 1-0
Opening B40
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Polish Individual Chess Championship 2026 | 83. Open - Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski 2026
2026.03.29
GM Socko, Bartosz (2552)
GM Moranda, Wojciech (2525)
Result 1-0
Opening B40
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