Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry Attack B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2
24 tournament games from this position · White wins 58%, draws 29%, Black wins 13%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 13 | 69% 31% | 2252 | 2025 |
| e4 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2211 | 2022 |
| Nxd4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2152 | 2015 |
| Nf6 | 2 | 100% | 1945 | 2024 |
| Nge7 | 1 | 100% | 2241 | 2013 |
Top games
| Szabo, G Rom2541–Secheres, Ad2404 | 1-0 | ch-ROU 2018 | 2018 |
| Rozhko, D2311–Moiseenko, Va2543 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Starostits, I2494–Bernotas, A2292 | 0-1 | 25th Panevezys IM | 2012 |
| Vitiugov, N2671–Manhardt, T2113 | 1-0 | Grand Prix PlusCity Rapid | 2025 |
| Gochelashvili, D2431–Nechaev, O2331 | 1-0 | 67th ch-RUS HL 2014 | 2014 |
| Srinath, R2437–Sande Edreira, J2244 | ½-½ | Portugal Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Nisipeanu, Ld2670–Saez Gabikagogeaskoa, O1992 | 1-0 | 33rd Benasque Open | 2013 |
| Katz, Alexander2404–Wu, Logan2155 | 1-0 | 29th North American Open | 2019 |
| Oms Fuentes, L2305–Perez Lopez, Jul2197 | 1-0 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2016 | 2016 |
| Angelov, K2206–Peretz, M2277 | 0-1 | 13th European Seniors | 2013 |
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