Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation B34
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3
6,998 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 28%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 6,961 | 38% 29% 33% | 2172 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 27 | 41% 19% 41% | 2022 | 2026 |
| d6 | 9 | 33% 22% 44% | 2224 | 2026 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1864 | 2016 |
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 |
| Caruana, F2808–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2777–Caruana, F2792 | ½-½ | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2026 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Giri, A2771 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2813–Radjabov, T2745 | 0-1 | Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Grischuk, A2761 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| 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