Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4
209 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 24%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 128 | 50% 24% 26% | 1988 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 81 | 54% 25% 21% | 2009 | 2026 |
Top games
| Vajda, Le2558–Panjwani, R2459 | 0-1 | BSSZ Aranytiz GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Kaidanov, G2587–Pichot, A2300 | 1-0 | 7th Americas Continental 2012 | 2012 |
| Gaponenko, I2336–Al Modiahki, M2542 | 1-0 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Blahynka, M2424–Szotkowski, J2408 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod | 2016 |
| Glavina, P2387–Alonso Moyano, J2406 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div 1 2015 | 2015 |
| Shuvalova, Polina2385–Kovalevskaya, E2405 | 1-0 | 67th ch-RUS w 2017 | 2017 |
| Bortnyk, Mykola2463–Adewumi, Tanitoluwa2309 | ½-½ | New York Summer IMC 2022 | 2022 |
| Genocchio, D2349–Formento, P2401 | 1-0 | 80th ch-ITA 2021 | 2021 |
| Ramirez Garcia, J2287–Lorenzo de la Riva, L2421 | 0-1 | Sant Boi Closed 2014 | 2014 |
| Garbuz, Vitaliy2154–Al Modiahki, M2542 | 0-1 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
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