Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation B53
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4
6,448 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 29%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 3,814 | 44% 29% 27% | 2211 | 2026 |
| a6 | 1,266 | 40% 28% 32% | 2239 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 1,053 | 31% 33% 36% | 2346 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 186 | 46% 26% 28% | 2202 | 2026 |
| e5 | 103 | 45% 25% 30% | 2213 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 11 | 64% 27% | 2207 | 2026 |
| h6 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2267 | 2024 |
| Bg4 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2242 | 2016 |
| e6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2169 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 2002 | 2023 |
| Qa5+ | 1 | 100% | 2034 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2855–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Nakamura, Hi2778 | ½-½ | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Gelfand, B2738 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Niemann, Hans Moke2733 | 0-1 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Rapport, R2764–Firouzja, Alireza2793 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Nakamura, Hi2787 | 1-0 | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Rapport, R2740–Ding Liren2811 | 1-0 | 85th Tata Steel Masters | 2023 |
| Anand, V2764–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2757–Nepomniachtchi, I2773 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2792–Wojtaszek, R2733 | ½-½ | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
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