Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation B56
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
19,863 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 27%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 11,523 | 39% 28% 33% | 2292 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 2,723 | 36% 25% 39% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 2,241 | 26% 26% 47% | 2177 | 2026 |
| f3 | 1,365 | 32% 29% 39% | 2218 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 585 | 21% 21% 58% | 2069 | 2026 |
| g3 | 501 | 33% 32% 35% | 2281 | 2026 |
| h3 | 250 | 27% 26% 47% | 2222 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 196 | 23% 25% 52% | 2173 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 160 | 43% 24% 34% | 2192 | 2026 |
| f4 | 101 | 42% 20% 39% | 2228 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 73 | 19% 23% 58% | 2104 | 2026 |
| Nd5 | 67 | 37% 25% 37% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Nde2 | 32 | 31% 31% 38% | 2084 | 2025 |
| h4 | 20 | 25% 55% 20% | 2261 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 8 | 88% | 1934 | 2026 |
| a4 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 2207 | 2025 |
| Rg1 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1993 | 2024 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 100% | 2154 | 2023 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 2115 | 2025 |
| Ndb5 | 1 | 100% | 1869 | 2024 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2026 | 2014 |
| Nb1 | 1 | 100% | 1649 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Nakamura, Hi2795 | ½-½ | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Anand, V2776–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2775–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2775–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2764–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Radjabov, T2758–Ding Liren2811 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Grischuk, A2761 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Caruana, F2794 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
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