Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation B35
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4
5,131 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 29%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 3,705 | 39% 30% 31% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 1,109 | 39% 29% 31% | 2152 | 2026 |
| d6 | 263 | 47% 23% 30% | 2197 | 2026 |
| Na5 | 21 | 43% 29% 29% | 2250 | 2024 |
| Ng4 | 13 | 77% 15% | 2120 | 2025 |
| Nxe4 | 6 | 83% 17% | 1892 | 2024 |
| Ne5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2035 | 2018 |
| a6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1811 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 2 | 100% | 1903 | 2024 |
| e6 | 2 | 100% | 1820 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2372 | 2022 |
| Nxd4 | 1 | 100% | 1992 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Vachier Lagrave, M2768 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Morozevich, A2760–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–Carlsen, M2841 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2026 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Giri, A2771 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2767–Caruana, F2793 | 0-1 | 11th Sinquefield Cup | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Grischuk, A2761 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2762–Caruana, F2795 | 1-0 | TechM GCL 2025 | 2025 |
| Caruana, F2804–Mamedyarov, S2746 | ½-½ | Gashimov Mem TB 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2804–Mamedyarov, S2746 | 0-1 | Gashimov Mem TB 2016 | 2016 |
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