B60

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation

Key moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5

The Richter-Rauzer Attack is a classical approach where White develops the bishop to g5, pinning the knight and creating threats against Black's kingside. It leads to complex middlegame positions with chances for both sides.

History & Notable Players

Named after Kurt Richter and Vsevolod Rauzer, this has been a mainline weapon since the 1930s.

Best Games

Giri,A vs Rapport,R1-0
85th Tata Steel Masters • 2023★ Notable
Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
FTX Road to Miami Prelim • 2022
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B1-0
Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand • 2021
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B1/2-1/2
Ayelen Invitational 2020 • 2020
Dominguez Perez,L vs Yu Yangyi0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 • 2019
Timman,J vs Saric,Iv1/2-1/2
Tata Steel Challengers • 2014
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Polgar,Ju1-0
8th World Teams • 2011
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nijboer,F1-0
Corus B • 2005
Short, Nigel D vs Anand, Viswanathan1/2-1/2
Amsterdam • 1992
Leko, Peter vs Kovalev, Andrei0-1
Tilburg • 1992
Geller, Efim P vs Hort, Vlastimil1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal • 1970
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev1/2-1/2
Belgrade • 1969
Sapenov,Daniyal vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Final • 2025
Shirov,A vs Zlatkov,Anton1-0
Titled Tue 27th May Late • 2025
Bjerre,Jonas Buhl vs Nakamura,Hi0-1
Titled Tue 11th Mar Early • 2025
Shirov,A vs Sanchez Ibern,M1-0
Titled Tue 18th Feb Early • 2025
Shirov,A vs Lizak,Jakub1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Feb Late • 2025
Nepomniachtchi,I vs La Villa Rivas,Marlon Javier1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early • 2025
Karthikeyan,M2 vs Caruana,F0-1
Julius Baer Gen Cup P/I m D3 • 2024
Wei Yi vs Orozbaev,Eldiar1-0
5th SCO Teams 2023 • 2023

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