Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation B58
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5
1,298 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 27%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb3 | 786 | 21% 26% 53% | 2146 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 450 | 33% 30% 37% | 2262 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 31 | 23% 23% 55% | 2109 | 2026 |
| Ndb5 | 26 | 15% 73% | 2064 | 2025 |
| Nf5 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2403 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Duda, J2732 | 1-0 | Global Chess League 2023 | 2023 |
| Radjabov, T2758–Ding Liren2811 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Gukesh, D2732–Caruana, F2788 | 0-1 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Vitiugov, N2747–Duda, J2758 | ½-½ | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Aronian, L2745–Wojtaszek, R2670 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Aronian, L2745–Wojtaszek, R2670 | ½-½ | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2728–Saric, Iv2624 | 0-1 | GCT Super Blitz Croatia | 2026 |
| Adams, Mi2696–Kollars, Dmitrij2648 | ½-½ | NC World Masters 2022 | 2022 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2694–Edouard, R2641 | ½-½ | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Karthikeyan, M22661–Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2650 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2026 |
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