Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation B59
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3
805 tournament games from this position · White wins 21%, draws 26%, Black wins 53%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 696 | 19% 26% 54% | 2152 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 59 | 29% 39% 32% | 2055 | 2026 |
| h6 | 37 | 35% 54% | 2140 | 2026 |
| a5 | 10 | 20% 70% | 2143 | 2025 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1829 | 2017 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2315 | 2023 |
Top games
| Radjabov, T2758–Ding Liren2811 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Adams, Mi2696–Kollars, Dmitrij2648 | ½-½ | NC World Masters 2022 | 2022 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2694–Edouard, R2641 | ½-½ | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Ter Sahakyan, S2605–Duda, J2671 | ½-½ | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2016 |
| Movsesian, S2633–Romanov, E2628 | ½-½ | 13th Teplice Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Hou Yifan2673–Muzychuk, M2554 | 1-0 | WCh Women 2016 | 2016 |
| Plat, V2546–Saric, Iv2668 | 0-1 | ECo-C Extraliga 2022-23 | 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