Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation B39
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4
1,054 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 33%, Black wins 19%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qxg4 | 1,032 | 48% 33% 19% | 2194 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 18 | 17% 22% 61% | 1985 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1937 | 2023 |
| Nc2 | 1 | 100% | 2011 | 2015 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1808 | 2017 |
Top games
| Leko, P2732–Radjabov, T2793 | 0-1 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Saric, Iv2657–Navara, D2737 | 1-0 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Andreikin, D2700–Popov, Iv Rus2609 | 1-0 | 65th ch-RUS HL | 2012 |
| Van Wely, L2663–Edouard, R2640 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2017 | 2017 |
| Sjugirov, S2664–Iturrizaga, E2625 | ½-½ | 22nd Abu Dhabi Masters | 2015 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2693–Adly, A2596 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Bruzon Batista, L2673–Edouard, R2612 | ½-½ | St Louis Spring A | 2018 |
| Arnaudov, G2471–Radjabov, T2792 | ½-½ | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
| Sargissian, G2690–Sebenik, M2519 | 1-0 | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Liang, Awonder2589–Lagarde, Max2616 | ½-½ | 48th Rilton Cup 2018-19 | 2019 |
Sicilian Defense variations
Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27