Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation B36
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6
1,557 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 39%, Black wins 19%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 637 | 42% 37% 20% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 504 | 42% 39% 19% | 2238 | 2026 |
| f3 | 190 | 45% 43% | 2249 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 186 | 41% 38% 20% | 2273 | 2026 |
| c5 | 21 | 43% 43% 14% | 2183 | 2026 |
| b3 | 6 | 67% 33% | 2157 | 2023 |
| h3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2091 | 2026 |
| g3 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 1986 | 2025 |
| Nd5 | 3 | 100% | 2082 | 2019 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2523 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2837–Topalov, V2752 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2767–Duda, J2757 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Grischuk, A2763–Topalov, V2752 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Yu Yangyi2738–Duda, J2758 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2762–Bu Xiangzhi2691 | ½-½ | 24th North American Open | 2014 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2777–Mamedov, Rau2640 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
| Navara, D2707–Jakovenko, D2698 | 1-0 | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Giri, A2737–Iturrizaga, E2661 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 | 2013 |
| Bu Xiangzhi2730–McShane, L2640 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Sasikiran, K2678–Guseinov, G2664 | ½-½ | 12th World Teams 2019 | 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