Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation B57
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6
926 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 25%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb3 | 539 | 35% 24% 41% | 2260 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 236 | 35% 30% 35% | 2235 | 2026 |
| Ndb5 | 59 | 44% 22% 34% | 2264 | 2026 |
| Nde2 | 55 | 36% 29% 35% | 2241 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 22 | 27% 64% | 2171 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 13 | 23% 23% 54% | 1969 | 2025 |
| Nf5 | 1 | 100% | 1934 | 2016 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 2320 | 2026 |
Top games
| Vidit, S2727–Firouzja, Alireza2760 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2024 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2750–Topalov, V2730 | 0-1 | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2668–Rapport, R2715 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2672–Maghsoodloo, Parham2706 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2021 |
| Ivanchuk, V2684–Maghsoodloo, Parham2656 | ½-½ | 32nd Leon GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Polgar, Ju2685–Bartel, Mat2641 | 0-1 | HUN-POL Friendly Match m 2014 | 2014 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2679–Miton, K2626 | 1-0 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Salgado Lopez, I2624–Demchenko, A2679 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2018 |
| Ter Sahakyan, S2607–Gelfand, B2680 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Ivanchuk, V2690–Praggnanandhaa, R2586 | 1-0 | Sunway Sitges Open 2019 | 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